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KYKM — Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Fld
Yakima, WA · field elevation 1,099 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KYKM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KYKM 252353Z 29019G29KT 10SM FEW070 17/03 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 30029/2346 SLP132 T01720033 10194 20156 53029 $
- Wind
- from 290° at 19 kt, gusting 29 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,606 ft · pressure altitude 1,089 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 19 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 19 kt head | — |
| 22 | 12 kt head | 15 kt from the right |
| 04 | 12 kt tail | 15 kt from the left |
| 09 | 19 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 KYKM 252320Z 2600/2624 27017G30KT P6SM FEW220 FM260100 27010G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM260300 26005KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.56817, -120.54406
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1355Z / 0151Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 16°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Yakima, WA
Airport diagram
Everything else KYKM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,604 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 3,835 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 125.25
- Tower 0600-2200
- 133.25
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 133.25
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 123.8
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LBC, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR, VOR/DME
- 5 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KELN Bowers Fld28 nm
- KEAT Pangborn Meml52 nm
- KRLD Richland54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KYKM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- 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.