Yellowstone Regional Airport (IATA: COD, ICAO: KCOD, FAA LID: COD) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Cody, a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States.[1] It is the only commercial airport in Park County Wyoming. It is in northwestern Wyoming, about 53 miles from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Cody | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cody, Wyoming | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,102 ft / 1,555 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°31′13″N 109°01′26″W / 44.52028°N 109.02389°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyYRA.com | ||||||||||
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The airport is owned by the city of Cody and is operated by the Yellowstone Regional Airport Joint Powers Board. This board was established in 1981 and is made up of seven members appointed by the Cody City Council and the Park County Commission.[2] The daily operations of the airport are overseen by an Airport Manager, who is appointed by the board.
It should not be confused with Yellowstone Airport, located 104 miles (167 km) west in West Yellowstone, Montana, near the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park, or Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, located 136 miles (219 km) northwest in Belgrade, Montana, on the outskirts of Bozeman.
Facilities and aircraft
editYellowstone Regional Airport covers an area of 694 acres (281 ha) at an elevation of 5,102 feet (1,555 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,268 by 100 feet (2,520 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 25,238 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 92% general aviation, 8% air taxi, <1% airline, and <1% military. At that time there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 11 jet, and 3 helicopter, plus 1 glider and 1 ultralight.[1]
A new $12.5 million airport terminal opened in December 2010.[3][4][5] 95% of the cost for the new terminal was paid with an FAA grant, 3% from the Wyoming State Aeronautics Division and the remaining 2% from the airport itself.[6]
Choice Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO), offers fuel, flight instruction, aircraft/hangar rental, and other services.
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| United Express | Denver |
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Destinations from Yellowstone Regional Airport |
Statistics
editTop destinations
edit| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carrier |
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| 1 | Denver, Colorado | 38,250 | United |
Cargo airlines
editFedEx Express and UPS Airlines both offer frequent air cargo services at the airport.
Ground transportation
editBudget, Hertz, and Thrifty all offer rental cars at the airport.
Passenger services
editYellowstone Regional Airport offers free Wi-Fi Internet service in its terminal. Food and beverage service is available at a restaurant at the airport.
Accidents at or near COD
edit- On October 29, 2003, a Corporate Air Cessna 208 Caravan on an attempted approach crashed-landed on a highway just south of the airport in snowy and icy conditions and wound up inverted in Alkali Lake. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for COD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
- ^ Yellowstone Regional Airport New Terminal Building
- ^ YRA New Terminal
- ^ Passenger Terminal Today
- ^ Yellowstone Regional Airport Joint Powers Board
- ^ YRA New Terminal Funding Sources
- ^ "Airline Information". Yellowstone Regional Airport. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Cody, WY: Yellowstone Regional (COD)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. April 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Accident description for N791FE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 2, 2023.
External links
edit- Yellowstone Regional Airport
- Aerial image as of August 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for COD, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for COD
- AirNav airport information for KCOD
- ASN accident history for COD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures