Williamsburg-Whitley County
BYL · KBYL · Williamsburg, Kentucky · Whitley County · map
Williamsburg-Whitley County is a public-use airport, 4 miles nnw of Williamsburg, Kentucky, 1,178 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 5,499 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBYL · observed 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC), 5 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 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 KBYL 062115Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A3005 RMK AO2 T02410068
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 BYL · ICAO KBYL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,178 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,499 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 20: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 15 ft high 252 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Byl and aWOS-3 | 119.575 | |
| London 2 Center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 606-549-1585.
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 Williamsburg from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Williamsburg, Kentucky: 3 piston singles, 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -16C.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 02/20; PAPI runway 02/20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Terminal 24/7.
- Harvey alder
- Faded and algae covered.
- Faded and algae covered.
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.