Yellowstone Regional
COD · KCOD · Cody, Wyoming · Park County · map
Yellowstone Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Cody, 2 miles southeast of Cody, Wyoming, 5,102 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 8,268 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 75 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 25,238 takeoffs and landings a year. About 38,135 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KCOD · observed 12:21 pm MDT (18:21 UTC), 18 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet
- Temperature 36°F (2°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Mon 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
- 30% chance between Mon 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain snow VFR
- From Mon 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet and more above MVFR
- 30% chance between Tue 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light snow, overcast at 700 feet IFR
- From Tue 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet IFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI KCOD 121821Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW013 BKN028 OVC037 02/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 FZRANO $
TAF KCOD 121720Z 1218/1318 02008KT P6SM SCT005 OVC015 PROB30 1222/1302 6SM -RASN FM130200 06005KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 BKN010 OVC020 PROB30 1306/1312 4SM -SN OVC007 FM131600 04005KT 4SM BR OVC007
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
3 warnings in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
4 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- B738 at 30,000 ft, 40 nm south, 12:23 pm MDT (18:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
RIW UA /OV BOY290040/TM 1823/FL300/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through RIW
- Where
- 40 nm west (290°) of BOY
- Time
- 18:23 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate zlc
- S22T at 15,000 ft, 43 nm west, 10:42 am MDT (16:42 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C.
as filed, and in English
JAC UA /OV DNW010035/TM 1642/FL150/TP S22T/TA M9/IC LGT RIME /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAC
- Where
- 35 nm north (010°) of DNW
- Time
- 16:42 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- S22T
- Temperature
- −9 °C
- Icing
- light rime zlc
- PC12 at 27,000 ft, 91 nm southwest, 11:38 am MDT (17:38 UTC): light icing, -23 °C.
as filed, and in English
JAC UA /OV DNW1300301738/TM 1738/FL270/TP PC12/TA M23/IC LGT TRACE 190-240/ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAC
- Where
- DNW1300301738
- Time
- 17:38 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Temperature
- −23 °C
- Icing
- light trace 190-240/ZLC
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (BIL, 80 nm north), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: light and variable; 9,000 ft: 250° at 11 kt, -1 °C; 12,000 ft: 240° at 20 kt, -2 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 28 kt, -15 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA COD · ICAO KCOD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Cody
- Elevation
- 5,102 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,268 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 690 ft, 7,178 ft available for landing, pole 15 ft high 731 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 400 ft, 7,178 ft available for landing, gnd 55 ft high 2,087 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cody and rco | 122.3 | Cody · Communications provided by casper radio on frequency 122.3 (Cody rco). |
| Billings and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.75 | |
| Cod and aWOS-3PT | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 307-474-0682.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Powell Municipal (23 nm northeast), South Big Horn County (40 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wyoming · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Low level waterfowl on lake 1/4 mile 'SE' of runway 4 thld.
- Activate malsf runway 04; approach lights (MALSR) runway 22; runway end identifier lights 22; PAPI runway 04 and 22; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft over 9000 pounds
- PAPI unusable beyond 4.0 NM due to rpdly rsg trrn north of final to runway 04
- +345 feet poles on hill on centerline extdd.
- +84 feet poles on hill on centerline extdd.
- Airfield surface conditions are not mntnd between hours of 2300 - 0500.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -9C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 969 departures from COD in those twelve months, carrying 35,599 passengers in 48,577 seats (73% filled), to 17 destinations (1 abroad) on 5 airlines.
All 17 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 51 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 11 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,238, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 28 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,058 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,168 |
| general aviation, local | 18,980 |
| military | 4 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cody from the FAA register
84 aircraft are registered to owners in Cody, Wyoming: 70 piston singles, 6 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 2 business jets. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Cody:
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Benjamin James Atnip private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Choice Aviation · Cody, WY (0 nm) · (307) 899-3493 · batnip@gmail.com
- Luanna Joy Atnip private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Cody, WY (0 nm) · (307) 250-7053 · luannaj1999@gmail.com
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Cody 84 aircraft · 70 piston singles, 6 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Ishawooa Air LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Flexible Flyer LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Pryor Mountain Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mountain Air 2 aircraft in town
- Choice Aviation LLC · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 918 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Yellowstone Regional (COD) 22 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 10 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 4 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field (BFF) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Watertown Regional (ATY) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) 1 flights in twelve months · ABS JETS A.S
- Billings Logan International (BIL) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wyoming 777 since 1982 · 109 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wyoming 42 landing places
- Wyoming 3,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/COD.json.
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 9, 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.