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Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (IATA: YKN, ICAO: KYKN, FAA LID: YKN) is a regional airport located three miles north of Yankton, in Yankton County, South Dakota.

Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
IATA: YKN ICAO: KYKN FAA LID: YKN
Summary
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 3,380 1,030 Asphalt 13/31 6,095 1,858 Concrete

History

It is named for John Chandler Gurney, a native of Yankton who was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I and later became a member of the United States Senate.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers 458 acres (185 ha) and has two runways.[1]

United Express once flew Yankton to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Denver, Colorado. North Central began Douglas DC-3 flights to Yankton in 1957–1958; successor Republic left about 1982 and Yankton dropped out of the OAG in 1989–1990.

AAA Airlines also served Yankton with non-stop flights to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and to Norfolk, Nebraska.

External links

• City of Yankton - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
• FAA Airport Form 5010 for YKN PDF
• "South Dakota Airport Directory: Chan Gurney Municipal Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2016-11-19. (129 KiB)

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