KYKN/YKN METAR Chan Gurney Municipal Airport

Yankton, South DakotaElevation 1,306 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

IFR43 min old

Ceiling 600 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

IFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

600 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

433 ft

-873 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0156Z (8:56 PM local) · 43 min old

KYKN is currently IFR. Winds are from the north at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 600 feet AGL. Main concerns: Ceiling 600 ft AGL.

WIND

10° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 600 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 7°C

45°F / 45°F. 0°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.15 inHg

1021 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

LOW CIG

Ceiling 600 ft AGL.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP231

sea-level pressure 1023.1 hPa

T00720067

precise temperature 7.2°C, dew point 6.7°C

FAA: no delays reported at YKN.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: High

›Conditions are IFR.

›Low ceiling: 600 ft AGL.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category IFR, wind from 10° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 600 ft. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers then patchy fog, low near 40F, 84% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Rain Showers then Patchy Fog	40	NNW 9 kt	–	84%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	59/47	SW 9 kt	–	5%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	68/44	S 13 kt	22 kt	23%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	65/46	ENE 4 kt	–	10%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	66/51	E 9 kt	–	59%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	67/51	SSE 9 kt	–	44%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	66/48	S 9 kt	–	48%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	61	N 13 kt	–	59%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office FSD). Forecast issued 0238Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

010° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 027 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,094 ft

13/31

Dimensions

6,094 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 13140°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31320°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

02/20

Dimensions

3,380 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0221°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20201°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

433 ft

Pressure altitude

1,076 ft

Field elevation

1,306 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.15 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2330Z 6:30 PM

Sunrise

1257Z 7:57 AM

Loggable night

2359Z (6:59 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2330Z (6:30 PM local) → 1257Z (7:57 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0030Z (7:30 PM local) → 1157Z (6:57 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Chan Gurney Municipal Airport is in Yankton, South Dakota. Field elevation 1,306 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerMIKE ROINSTAD

Manager phone605-661-9223

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKYKN / YKN

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)HURON

RegionSouth Dakota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.9167, -97.3859

Distance from city3 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

111.4

AWOS 3

AWOS

124.1

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

111.4

HURON RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KYKN traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-10-19, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 50%Jet 25%Turboprop 25%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C25B (Jet) · ~1 landings/mo

›S22T (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›SS2T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLCG Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field

44 NM SE

MVFR

KFSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport

49 NM NE

IFR

KLRJ Le Mars Municipal Airport

53 NM E

VFR

KSUX Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field

54 NM SE

VFR

KOFK Karl Stefan Memorial Airport

56 NM S

IFR

KMHE Mitchell Municipal Airport

59 NM NW

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PAEW MOWING SEASONAL.

›MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

›FOR SVC AFT 1700 CALL 605-661-9223.

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 31; REILS RWY 13; PAPI RWY 02 & 20; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KYKN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KYKN have a METAR?

Yes. KYKN has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KYKN have a TAF?

When KYKN issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KYKN?

KYKN sits at 1,306 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KYKN?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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