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KBYG Johnson County Airport
Buffalo, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BYG
Lat/Long: 44-22-51.9070N / 106-43-18.4430W
44-22.865117N / 106-43.307383W
44.3810853 / -106.7217897
(estimated)
Elevation: 4968 ft. / 1514.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 12E (2005)
From city: 3 miles NW of BUFFALO, WY
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 82834

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1941
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BYG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 307-684-5297.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & VASI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RY 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 135.425 (307-684-2558)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY CASPER RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CZIr319/26.0CRAZY WOMAN VOR/DME117.3013E
SHRr139/31.2SHERIDAN VORTAC115.3013E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 307-684-5297.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 6143 x 75 ft. / 1872 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: TWY LEAD-IN LINE TO RY 31 NSTD SEPARATION FROM CNTRLN.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 44-23.241017N44-22.489200N
Longitude: 106-43.778483W106-42.836383W
Elevation: 4967.8 ft.4902.4 ft.
Gradient: 1.1%1.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 138 true306 magnetic, 318 true
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 39 ft. fence, 795 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: JOHNSON COUNTY
COUNTY COURT HOUSE
BUFFALO, WY 82834
Phone 307-684-7555
Manager: JIM MC LAUGHLIN
158 AIRPORT RD
BUFFALO, WY 82834
Phone 307-684-9672

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 11
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 35/day *
59% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008

Additional Remarks

TERRAIN DROPS OFF BOTH SIDES OF RY 13/31.
DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
RWY 31 +250' DROP 170'L FIRST 417'

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (277KB)
VOR/DME RWY 31   download (335KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (27KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (26 nm NW)
KGCC - Gillette-Campbell County Airport (51 nm E)
KWRL - Worland Municipal Airport (58 nm SW)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (59 nm W)
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (80 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBYG (Johnson County Airport)
Photo taken 07-Apr-2009
on approach to Runway 31.

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From to KBYG

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2313:23
Sunrise06:5313:53
Sunset16:4823:48
Evening civil twilight17:1900:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 05:27:53
Local (UTC-7)  07-Nov-2009 22:27:53
 
METAR
KBYG 080453Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00221033
TAF
KSHR 
25nm NW 
072327Z 0800/0824 28005KT P6SM SCT080 FM080200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 FM082100 30010G18KT P6SM FEW060
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Johnson County Aero 307-684-9672
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$4.23 
Jet A 
$4.00 
 Updated 07-Jul-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Johnson County Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE BUFFALO 2.3 55-56
BEST WESTERN CROSSROADS INN 2.4 99-109
WYO MOTEL 2.4 69-99
SUPER 8 BUFFALO WY 2.5 67-89
COMFORT INN BUFFALO 2.6 85-105
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES BUFFALO 3.6 98-122

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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6 in Buffalo
 

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