Chan Gurney Municipal Airport

Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
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 / 42.91667°N 97.38583°W
Runways

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. 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.

History

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.^{[citation needed]} In April 2001, United Express dropped its flight to Denver.^[1]^[2]

The airport covers 458 acres (185 ha) and has two runways.^[3]

^ Olson, Corrine (May 13, 2001). "S.D. towns struggle to keep flights". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, SD. ProQuest 873182335.
^ "Air service ending in Yankton". The American News. Aberdeen, SD. April 27, 2001.
^ Federal Register. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. 2012.

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