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Johnson County Airport (KBYG) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, KBYG is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Johnson County Airport in Buffalo, WY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Johnson County Airport (KBYG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buffalo, WY at a field elevation of 4,970 ft. KBYG reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 6,143 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.425.

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VFR
Observed 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
220° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
37°F / 3°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBYG 280853Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 03/M09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP109 I325102 I6/// T00281094 53003 $

What changed at KBYG?

Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 250° to 220°.

Current pilot readout for KBYG

KBYG is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 4,750 ft (field elevation 4,970 ft). KBYG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSHR, about 26 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV1 kt head6 kt right
311 kt tail6 kt left

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KBYG runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 13/31
    6,143 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBYG
    Wind
    13
    1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    31
    1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142909Z20Z08Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 13→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KBYG weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Recent aviation weather trends at KBYG

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBYG reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/27 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
51%
31
49%

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Live KBYG Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBYG's own weather station.

N13316 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt

Wind is 82° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,143 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Johnson County Airport (KBYG) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1200 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBYG
IATA
BYG
FAA LID
BYG
City
Buffalo
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
4,970 ft
Coordinates
44.3811, -106.7220
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
6,143 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSHR
AWOS/ASOS
135.425 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
14h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Johnson County Airport (KBYG)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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