Yellowstone Airport (KWYS) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 11:35 PM MDT, Oct 27, KWYS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Yellowstone Airport in West Yellowstone, MT, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Yellowstone Airport (KWYS) is a regional airport serving West Yellowstone, MT at a field elevation of 6,649 ft. KWYS reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 8,400 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,500 ft, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KWYS 280535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW065 SCT080 BKN110 M02/M02 A2997 RMK AO2
What changed at KWYS?
Since the 0515Z (11:15 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0515Z (11:15 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KWYS
KWYS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 6,150 ft (field elevation 6,649 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KWYS by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for WYS in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from WYS's own airspace.
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 19 had the best headwind 80% of the time, runway 01 20%, and winds were calm 44% of hours.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 8,400 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 19 | 8,400 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KWYS 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 01/198,400 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KWYSWind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
7 active equipment NOTAMsView 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling 2,000 ft → 11,000 ft.
KWYS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KWYS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KWYS reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 62 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 86%
- 01
- 14%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0526Z (11:26 PM MDT)
TAF KWYS 280526Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM281900 21015G23KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 BKN130
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KWYS's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 8,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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-1+
- Attended
- May-Oct Daily 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KWYS
- IATA
- WYS
- FAA LID
- WYS
- City
- West Yellowstone
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,649 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.6884, -111.1180
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 18h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Yellowstone Airport (KWYS)
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