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KATY Watertown Regional Airport
Watertown, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: ATY
Lat/Long: 44-54-50.3000N / 097-09-17.0000W
44-54.838333N / 097-09.283333W
44.9139722 / -97.1547222
(estimated)
Elevation: 1749 ft. / 533.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of WATERTOWN, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57201

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1937
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ATY (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35; MIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12 & 30; PAPI RYS 12; 30; 17 & 35 & MALSR RY 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: PPR 48 HRS UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 605 882-6209/886-4733. ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGRS ARE NOT AUZD IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFTER SKEDD ARR/DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR AND CFMN THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO LANDING OR TAKEOFF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX ASOS: 126.625 (605-882-0578)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/306.2 (WATERTOWN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ATYr179/4.0WATERTOWN VORTAC116.6009E
BKXr332/39.4BROOKINGS VOR/DME108.8006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ORTONVILLE228/38.833205EVVV ...- ...- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6899 x 100 ft. / 2103 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 85.0
Double wheel: 108.0
Double tandem: 175.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-55.332245N44-54.688637N
Longitude: 097-10.158263W097-08.842102W
Elevation: 1748.3 ft.1732.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 119 magnetic, 125 true299 magnetic, 305 true
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:6900 TODA:6900 ASDA:6900 LDA:6900TORA:6900 ASDA:6900 LDA:6600
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 71 ft. tree, 2149 ft. from runway, 5 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear51 ft. tree, 2013 ft. from runway, 329 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 6894 x 100 ft. / 2101 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 85.0
Double wheel: 108.0
Double tandem: 175.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 44-55.233603N44-54.099130N
Longitude: 097-09.063483W097-09.070287W
Elevation: 1740.3 ft.1742.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true354 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none83 ft. bldg, lighted, 3775 ft. from runway, 412 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WATERTOWN
P.O. BOX 910
WATERTOWN, SD 57201
Phone 605-882-6209
Manager: ERICK DAHL
2416 BOEING AVENUE
WATERTOWN, SD 57201
Phone 605-882-6209
CELL 605-868-9179.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 46/day *
47% local general aviation
18% commercial
18% transient general aviation
16% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 December 2006

Additional Remarks

GULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT APR-NOV.
DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE OCNLY ON ARPT
GLIDER OPNS MAY THRU SEP.
ANNUALLY APRIL- JULY HAY CUTTING OPNS IN PROGRESS; FARMING EQUIP MAY BE IN APCHS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 35 **NEW**   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (256KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (259KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (262KB)
LOC/DME BC RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (212KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (174KB)
VOR OR TACAN RWY 17   download (231KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1D1 - Milbank Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport-Martinson Field (39 nm NE)
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (39 nm S)
KCNB - Myers Field Airport (39 nm E)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (42 nm E)
 
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Area around KATY (Watertown Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KATY (Watertown Regional Airport)
Photo by Greg Klein
Photo taken 06-Jun-2005
from a Schweizer SGM 2-37 motorglider of the Lake Area Technical Institute

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From to KATY

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1811:18
Sunrise06:4811:48
Sunset20:1101:11
Evening civil twilight20:4101:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Aug-2008 20:44:22
Local (UTC-5)  28-Aug-2008 15:44:22
 
METAR
KATY 281953Z AUTO 30013KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02280083
TAF
KATY 282012Z 282018 30014KT P6SM SCT130 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Watertown Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN RAMKOTA 1.7 76-115
TRAVEL HOST MOTEL WATERTOWN 1.8 53-59
SUPER 8 MOTEL - WATERTOWN 3.1 60-61
DAYS INN WATERTOWN SD 4.6 63-73
COUNTRY INN SUITES WATERTOWN 4.9 81-140
COMFORT INN WATERTOWN 4.9 63-110

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