KWYS — Yellowstone
West Yellowstone, MT · field elevation 6,649 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KWYS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KWYS 111155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT047 SCT055 06/00 A3025 RMK AO2
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,736 ft · pressure altitude 6,319 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 38381 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KWYS 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB06KT P6SM SCT100 FM112100 24011G18KT 6SM FU SCT120 FM120100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.68839, -111.11764
- Elevation
- 6,649 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1222Z / 0236Z
- Magnetic variation
- 14° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Great Falls
- County
- Gallatin, MT
Everything else KWYS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 8,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LS, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KWYS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Montana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.