Where is WYS airport?

WYS is a medium-sized airport in West Yellowstone, Montana, United States, at 44.6884, -111.1180, 2,027 m above sea level.

What time zone is WYS in?

WYS is in the America/Denver time zone, UTC−7 / UTC−6 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use WYS?

24,199 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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Medium-sized airport in West Yellowstone, United States.

IATA code: WYS
ICAO code: KWYS
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 24,199; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 2; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−7 / UTC−6; America/Denver
Elevation: 2,027 m; 6,650 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,560 m

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About WYS

Yellowstone Airport is a medium-sized airport serving West Yellowstone, United States. 24,199 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from WYS.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from WYS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
WYS → DEN	Denver, United States	755 km	13,449
WYS → SLC	Salt Lake City, United States	439 km	10,750

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at WYS

OO SkyWest Airlines · 708 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 82.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 0.8%
Departures counted: 355; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BZN	Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport	Bozeman, United States	121 km
JAC	Jackson Hole Airport	Jackson, United States	124 km
IDA	Idaho Falls Regional Airport	Idaho Falls, United States	151 km
COD	Yellowstone Regional Airport	Cody, United States	167 km
BTM	Bert Mooney Airport	Butte, United States	177 km

Distance from WYS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
WYS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,450 km	—
WYS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,140 km	—
WYS → CDG	Paris, France	7,795 km	—
WYS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	8,004 km	—
WYS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,678 km	—
WYS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,637 km	—
WYS → JFK	New York, United States	3,067 km	—
WYS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,596 km	—
WYS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,347 km	—
WYS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	13,842 km	—
WYS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,617 km	—
WYS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,062 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	2,560 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

West Yellowstone, Montana, United States · 44.6884, -111.1180

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Questions

Yellowstone Airport has the IATA code WYS and the ICAO code KWYS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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