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KYKN Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
Yankton, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: YKN
Lat/Long: 42-55-00.1000N / 097-23-09.4000W
42-55.001667N / 097-23.156667W
42.9166944 / -97.3859444
(estimated)
Elevation: 1306 ft. / 398.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of YANKTON, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57078

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1937
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: YKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
FOR SVC AFT 1800 CALL 605-665-3473.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET MEDIUM INTST SS-SR, HIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST SS-2300 TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 31, PAPI RYS 01 & 19 & TWY LGTS - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 111.4 (605-665-6072)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY HURON RADIO ON FREQS 122.1R & 123.6R.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKN at fieldYANKTON VOR/DME111.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VERMILLION289/21.937506EVMR ...- -- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 6095 x 100 ft. / 1858 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-55.457917N42-54.692083N
Longitude: 097-23.661150W097-22.779083W
Elevation: 1305.7 ft.1270.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 133 magnetic, 140 true313 magnetic, 320 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI 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
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 840 ft. from runway, 591 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3380 x 75 ft. / 1030 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 42-54.607765N42-55.125670N
Longitude: 097-23.178527W097-22.901865W
Elevation: 1273.6 ft.1281.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 014 magnetic, 021 true194 magnetic, 201 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 7 ft. pline, marked, 385 ft. from runway, 94 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear6 ft. fence, 382 ft. from runway, 11 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF YANKTON
P O BOX 176
YANKTON, SD 57078
Phone 605-668-5221
Manager: GARY CARLSON
700 EAST 31ST STREET
YANKTON, SD 57078
Phone 605-665-1460

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 36
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 51/day *
65% local general aviation
27% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 September 2007

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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 31   download (272KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (223KB)
VOR RWY 13   download (228KB)
VOR RWY 31   download (162KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 31   download (215KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

0B4 - Hartington Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KVMR - Harold Davidson Field Airport (22 nm SE)
KLCG - Wayne Municipal Airport (44 nm SE)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (49 nm NE)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (53 nm E)
 
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From to KYKN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2410:24
Sunrise05:5910:59
Sunset21:1002:10
Evening civil twilight21:4402:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 22:18:26
Local (UTC-5)  06-Jul-2008 17:18:26
 
METAR
KYKN 062155Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM FEW038 SCT048 BKN070 27/21 A2981 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SE
TAF
KFSD 
49nm NE 
061725Z 061818 04010KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM2100 03012KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN120 FM0100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM0900 11005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT120 TEMPO 1013 5SM BR FM1300 13006KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Carlson Aviation 605-665-1460
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[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, ...

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DAYS INN YANKTON SD 1.6 62-85
SUPER 8 YANKTON SD 2.9 51-53

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