Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field
CYS · KCYS · Cheyenne, Wyoming · Laramie County · map
Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Cheyenne, Wyoming, 6,160 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 9,270 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1).
Weather right now KCYS · observed 2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots, gusting to 22
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter 30.17 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:24 am MDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCYS 062053Z 34010G22KT 310V020 10SM CLR 27/M06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02721061 57013
TAF KCYS 061724Z 0618/0718 32009KT P6SM SKC FM061900 33010G19KT P6SM SKC FM062300 36006KT P6SM SKC FM070600 31005KT P6SM SKC FM071500 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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 CYS · ICAO KCYS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 6,160 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 9,270 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,690 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 610 ft, 7,985 ft available for landing
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 675 ft, 7,985 ft available for landing
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,060 ft, 4,830 ft available for landing, fence 9 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,160 ft, 4,880 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.7 | Cheyenne |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.425 | Cheyenne |
| Ground | 121.9 | Cheyenne |
| Approach and departure | 124.55 | Cheyenne |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Cheyenne |
| Cheyenne and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.9 | Cheyenne |
| Arng and operations Call steamboat | 134.1 | Cheyenne |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-475-6953.
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 Cheyenne from the FAA register
329 aircraft are registered to owners in Cheyenne, Wyoming: 185 piston singles, 40 business jets, 39 piston twins, 37 helicopters, 20 turboprops. 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 · 30 since 1982, 4 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
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 09, 13, 31; PAPI runway 09, 27, 13, 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency
- Tiedown fee.
- +9 feet fence, 199 feet from runway end, 400 feet right.
- Approach ratio 17:1 from displaced threshold.
- Rcr available on required from the control tower 6:00 am to 10:00 pm 30 minimum prior notice required.
- Bird activity in the vicinity of airport.
- Pilots should avoid F.east. Warren afhp at all times.
- Military: restricted: ang prior permission required required to prk on military ramp.
- Heavy copter traffic 2 NM southwest of airport, surface to 1000 feet dur daylight, weekdays.
- Restricted: taxiway C closed north of taxiway F, taxiway D, and G closed indefinitely.
- Caution: taxiway B1, C and east hold short lines for all runways
- Bash phase II, incr bird haz MAY-SEP.
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.