Johnson County
BYG · KBYG · Buffalo, Wyoming · Johnson County · map
Johnson County is a public-use airport owned by Johnson County, 3 miles northwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, 4,970 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 6,143 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 22 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 5,193 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KBYG · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 24°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBYG 062153Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 25/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02501044 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BYG · ICAO KBYG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Johnson County
- Elevation
- 4,970 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,143 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Sheridan and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.75 | |
| Byg and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.425 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-684-2558.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,193, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Buffalo from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Buffalo, Wyoming: 24 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Trrn drops off both sides of runway 13/31.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and PAPI runways 13 and 31 and runway end identifier lights runway 31 - 122.8.
- Pilot supd tie down ropes required.
- Available H24 hour via self service credit card.
- Runway 31 +250 feet drop 170 feet L first 417 feet.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.