Security & Safety
Airport Emergency Planning
The Cheyenne Police Department has a sub-station located at the airport and posts an officer in the terminal during most airline operations. In addition to the Cheyenne Police Department the Wyoming Air National Guard’s Security Forces Squadron provides airport security services inside the perimeter fence of the airport. Both entities are responsible for providing first-class law enforcement and security services to our users.
If you need police assistance please call 9-1-1.
The Wyoming Air National Guard has a full-time staffed Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) crew on duty 24-hours a day, 7-days a week to provide fire and medical assistance to the airport’s users. ARFF firefighters are specially trained and equipped to perform fire and rescue operations specific to aircraft incidents and accidents, aircraft fuel spills, and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) operations. Cheyenne Fire Rescue, Laramie County Fire Districts 1 & 2, and F.E. Warren Fire Rescue provide assistance to ARFF under local mutual aid agency agreements.
For all fire, rescue, and medical emergencies on the airport you can reach the ARFF Station at 772-6338 or 9-1-1.
Running an airport is a 24/7 operation. Cheyenne Regional Airport has six Operations and Facilities personnel whom are responsible for providing the safety of the airport while also performing the maintenance duties needed to keep the airport open and running smoothly. These duties include building and facility maintenance, airfield inspections, runway condition reporting, snow removal operations, airfield escorting (for construction and maintenance on the airfield), and airport equipment maintenance.
If you are at the airport and need immediate assistance with a safety, operational, or maintenance issue, please call our on-duty operations cell at 307-638-3872.
All persons requiring unescorted access to the non-movement or movement areas are required to complete an online driver training course to obtain an Airport Driver’s Permit. All drivers on the Airport must have at a minimum a state issued Driver’s License, and proof of insurance for the vehicle they plan to drive on the Airport (FBO and business vehicle drivers are exempt from providing proof of insurance).
In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration directives, all movement area drivers must complete this training annually, while all non-movement area drivers must complete this training bi-annually. Failure to complete the training will result in denial of access.
Depending on the level of access, applicants must do one of the following:
All other applicants with a need to drive on the NON-MOVEMENT RAMPS must complete the following steps:
Fill application provided below
- Take the following to the Airport Operations office
- Application
- Drivers License or any form of Government Identification
- A sign on and password will be issued for the web-based computer training course
- Complete the online training for the non-movement areas
- A permit (and passcode for the vehicle gate) will be issued to the applicant pending successful completion of the driver coursework.
Those WITH a need to drive on the airport’s MOVEMENT AREAS must provide proof evidencing the need for access (typically FBO, Wyoming Air National Guard, FAA, etc.) and must:
Fill application provided below
- Take the following to the Airport Administration office:
- Application
- Test results
- Drivers License
- Auto registration and Insurance
- A login and password will be issued to complete the online training course.
- Complete the online training movement and non-movement area courses.
- Complete a practical test with a designated instructor or with Airport Operations
- A permit (and passcode for the vehicle gate) will be issued to the applicant pending successful completion of the driver course work
If you do not have access to a printer please stop by our office and bring with you:
- Drivers License
- Auto registration and Insurance
If you need any assistance or have any questions please contact Airport Administration at (307) 634-7071.
Driving Rules & Regulations (pdf)
Acknowledgement Form (pdf)
Pursuant to 14 CFR 139.337(e), the Cheyenne Regional Airport developed a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP) to mitigate and prevent aircraft damage caused from striking wildlife present in the vicinity of the airport. The WHMP was implemented in conjunction with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing’s Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) plan.
Local pilots are encouraged to report observing wildlife strikes on the airport or observing wildlife on or in the vicinity of the airport which could present a hazard to aircraft operations to the Airport at [email protected], or by calling our 24-hour operations duty phone at 307-638-3872.
Pilots involved in a wildlife strike must report the strike as soon as possible to the airport Wildlife Coordinator in order to identify and collect remains. To help with the reporting process, the pilot may want to either provide the airport with the following information in the provided link or complete the form and provide the Wildlife Coordinator with the reference number: http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/wildlife/strikenew.aspx
Wildlife Coordinator: Jim Schell, Deputy Director of Aviation. [email protected]
The Federal Aviation Administration uses all data provided to trend bird population movements and habitat changes. All reported data regarding bird strikes may be found by accessing the following link:
CYS Tarmac Delay Contingency Plan
Due to the sensitive nature of the Airport Emergency Plan, Cheyenne Regional Airport will not disclose information pertaining to either plan without an agency's demonstrated need to know. For additional information please contact Nathan Banton, Deputy Director of Aviation, at (307) 634-7071.