Nonstop flight route between West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Burley, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Burley Municipal Airport (BYI), Burley, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 199 miles (or 320 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Yellowstone Airport and Burley Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYI / KBYI |
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| Location: | Burley, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°32'32"N by 113°46'18"W |
| Area Served: | Burley, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Burley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYI |
| More Information: | BYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,186 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,331 enplanements in 2009, and 4,451 in 2010.
- Aerial Fire Center is located two miles north of the Yellowstone National Park Gateway community of West Yellowstone, MT, 90 miles south of Bozeman, MT and 100 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- West Yellowstone jumpers and tanker are considered national resources.
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the summer the base is home to 21 smokejumpers, pilots for the jump plane and retardant tanker, an office manager and a tanker base manager.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The town of West Yellowstone is located at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Facts about Burley Municipal Airport (BYI):
- Because of Burley Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) W of BYI.
- The furthest airport from Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,854 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Burley Municipal Airport", another name for BYI is "Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport".
