# Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS / KCYS)

**Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field** (IATA: CYS, ICAO: KCYS) is a medium airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. It opened on 10 Jan 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,270 ft (2,826 m). In 2025 it handled 61 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcys

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CYS / KCYS
- FAA: CYS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Opened: 10 Jan 1937
- Elevation: 6,160 ft / 1,878 m
- Coordinates: 41.1557, -104.8120
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,270 ft / 2,826 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 60,658 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.cheyenneairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Regional_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723248
- Weather station: KCYS · WMO 72564
- Ident: KCYS

## Timeline

- 10 Jan 1937: Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 9,270 ft / 2,826 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 095° / 275° | yes |
| 13/31 | 6,690 ft / 2,039 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00080AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 19,652 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 25,339 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,234 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 48,238 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 42,328 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 54,586 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 60,658 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 90 mi / 145 km · United Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CYS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 61K (2025) | #2,007 of 3,974 | #460 in North America | #310 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,270 ft / 2,826 m | #1,581 of 29,858 | #338 in North America | #250 in US |
| Elevation | 6,160 ft / 1,878 m | #955 of 43,403 | #494 in North America | #359 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 124.550 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.425 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | ARNG OPS | 126.200 |
| OPS | ANG OPS/COMD POST | 22.552 |
| RDO | CASPER RDO | 122.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [LAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klar.md) Laramie Regional Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [FNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnl.md) Northern Colorado Regional Airport · 50 mi / 80 km
- [BFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbff.md) Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport · 80 mi / 129 km
- [BJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbjc.md) Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · 88 mi / 141 km
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · 90 mi / 145 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cheyenne Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheyenne_Regional_Airport&oldid=1374406114), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcys/data