KWYS — Yellowstone
West Yellowstone, MT · field elevation 6,649 ft · NON-ATCT
KWYS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KWYS 100255Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A3021 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 180° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 5 °C / dewpoint -3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,667 ft · pressure altitude 6,359 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 9 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 01 | 9 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 168880 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KWYS 092332Z 1000/1024 VRB06KT P6SM SCT090 BKN180 FM101800 23010KT P6SM SCT230
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.68839, -111.11764
- Elevation
- 6,649 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1415Z / 0001Z
- Magnetic variation
- 14°E (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
- 2 approaches — 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
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- 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.