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KATY — Watertown Rgnl
Watertown, SD · field elevation 1,749 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KATY current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KATY 111204Z AUTO 05004KT 3/4SM BR BKN003 OVC041 20/19 A2991 RMK AO2 T02000194
- Wind
- from 050° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 0.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,767 ft · pressure altitude 1,759 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 12 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KATY 111120Z 1112/1212 01005KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 1112/1114 1SM BR FM111400 05004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT045 FM111800 09007KT P6SM FEW035 FEW060 SCT240
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.91397, -97.15472
- Elevation
- 1,749 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1126Z / 0141Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Codington, SD
Airport diagram
Everything else KATY publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,898 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 17/35 | 6,893 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KATY airport diagram or an approach plate
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- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.