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KYKN — Chan Gurney Muni
Yankton, SD · field elevation 1,306 ft · NON-ATCT
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KYKN current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KYKN 111206Z AUTO 06007KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC003 23/23 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 002V007
- Wind
- from 060° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 1.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,650 ft · pressure altitude 1,376 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 13 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 31 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 20 | 5 kt tail | 4 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 283 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,200–2,200 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KYKN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KYKN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.91668, -97.38593
- Elevation
- 1,306 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1131Z / 0137Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Yankton, SD
Everything else KYKN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,094 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 02/20 | 3,380 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KVMR Harold Davidson Fld22 nm
- KAGZ Wagner Muni41 nm
- KLCG Wayne Muni/Stan Morris Fld44 nm
- KFSD Joe Foss Fld49 nm
- KLRJ Le Mars Muni53 nm
- KSUX Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Fld54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KYKN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Dakota airports
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- 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.