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KYKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KYKN FAA YKN Elev 1,306 ft Lat 42° 55.00' N Lon 97° 23.15' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,094 ft. Max gradient: 0.58%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 140° 6,094 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.58%
31 320° 6,094 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.58%
01 021° 3,380 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
19 201° 3,380 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 111.400
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 124.100
  • RDO HURON RDO 111.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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  • NDB YK

    Cagur

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME YKN

    Yankton

    111.40 MHz · DME 111.40 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 15 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; REILs Rwy 13; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; REILs Rwy 13; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 31; REILs Rwy 13; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 31; REILs Rwy 13; PAPI Rwy 02 and 20; HIRL Rwy 13–31; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Migratory waterfowl on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH DAKOTA 393 YANKTON CHAN GURNEY MUNI (YKN)(KYKN) 3 N UTC–6(–5DT) N42º55.00´ W97º23.16´ 1306 B NOTAM FILE YKN RWY 13–31: H6094X100 (CONC) S–30, D–50, 2D–90 HIRL 0.6% up NW RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H3380X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 20: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·For svc after 2300Z‡ call 605–661–9223.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-661-9223
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.05 (605) 665–6072.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 YANKTON RCO 122.4 (HURON RADIO) MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.025 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·YANKTON (L) DME 111.4 YKN Chan 51 N42º55.10´ W97º23.10´ at fld. 1301.
  • ·DME unusable: 249º–264º byd 24 NM blo 2,800´ ILS 109.5 I–YKN Rwy 31.
  • ·YANKTON N42º55.10´ W97º23.10´ NOTAM FILE YKN.
  • ·(L) DME 111.4 YKN Chan 51 at Chan Gurney Muni. 1301.
  • ·DME unusable: 249º–264º byd 24 NM blo 2,800´ RCO 122.4 (HURON RADIO) OMAHA H–5C, L–12H IAP OMAHA L–12H NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,536 ops in 2011

2024 total

7,832

10-yr total

78,320

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-10-01 Piper PA 25-235 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1997-09-28 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1996-08-03 Beech 35 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1991-03-26 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
1983-11-17 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · dawn →

Designees in SD

CFI Flight Instructors 301 A&P Mechanics 597 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 6 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 36 Clubs Flying Clubs 7 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 47 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 47 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 53 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 59 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 67 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 74 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 87 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 111 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 115 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 115 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Patrick Eisenmenger Yankton SD 2 nm
Laura Nicole Standen Yankton SD 2 nm
Calvin Coray Cleveland Utica SD 6 nm
Russel Scott Bauermeister Crofton NE 12 nm
Carly James Christensen Hartington NE 19 nm
Dennis Daniel Martens Vermillion SD 22 nm
Mark Wayne Dahlhoff Vermillion SD 22 nm
Andrew Michael Crotty Marion SD 31 nm
David Dean Dykstra Marion SD 31 nm
Paul Eric-Marten Mcknelly Chancellor SD 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Alan Tunge Yankton SD 2 nm
Ronald Stephen Gatzemeyer Yankton SD 2 nm
Julius Christopher Larson Jr Yankton SD 2 nm
Chad James Huntley Yankton SD 2 nm
Bryan Neil Monroe Crofton NE 12 nm
Chad Ashley Reifenrath Crofton NE 12 nm
James V White Wakonda SD 14 nm
Nathaniel Jerome Haich Irene SD 14 nm
Clark Michael Larson Meckling SD 15 nm
Kirk Edward Abbott Hartington NE 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 0 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 41 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 49 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 50 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 62 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 97 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 215 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 224 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 224 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 225 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.