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 / 42.91667°N 97.38583°W | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for YKN PDF
- Notes:
- ^ "Air Fares To Change At Chan Gurney". Press & Dakotan. 1997-10-15.[dead link]
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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) (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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