Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (IATA: YKN, ICAO: KYKN, FAA LID: YKN) is three miles north of Yankton, in Yankton County, South Dakota. It is named for John Chandler "Chan" Gurney, a native of Yankton who was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I and later became a U.S. Senator. The airport covers 458 acres (185 ha) and has two runways.
Chan Gurney Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | City of Yankton | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Yankton, South Dakota | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1,306 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,306 ft / 398.1 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°55′00″N 97°23′09″W | ||||||||||||||
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United Express once flew Yankton to Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado.[1] North Central began DC-3 flights to Yankton in 1957-58; successor Republic left about 1982 and Yankton dropped out of the OAG in 1989–90.
AAA Airlines also served Yankton once, with non stop flights to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and to Norfolk, Nebraska.[2]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for YKN PDF
- Notes:
- "Air Fares To Change At Chan Gurney". Press & Dakotan. 1997-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- http://www.departedflights.com/CT100184.html
External links
- City of Yankton - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
- "South Dakota Airport Directory: Chan Gurney Municipal Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2016-11-19. (129 KiB)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for YKN
- AirNav airport information for KYKN
- ASN accident history for YKN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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