Watertown Regional Airport

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Watertown Weather (°F)

METAR: KATY 172253Z AUTO 35020G27KT 10SM OVC036 M04/M12 A3019 RMK AO2 PK WND 36030/2205 SLP253 T10391122

TAF: KATY 172323Z 1800/1824 35019G27KT P6SM OVC035 FM180300 35010KT P6SM BKN050 FM181300 26008KT P6SM SCT250 FM181900 23016G23KT P6SM SCT250

Reporting Station: KATY (0.6 NM at True Heading of 159)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1022.4
Temperature: -3.9 C (24.98 F)
Dewpoint: -12.2 C (10.04 F)

Location

Latitude: 
44-54-50.3000N (44.913972)
Longitude: 
097-09-17.0000W (-97.154722)
Elevation: 
1749.3 feet MSL (533 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.9 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. NW of Watertown, South Dakota
Found On: 
Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROB CYRUS
550 E AIRPORT DRIVE
WATERTOWN, SD 57201
605-753-9357
CITY OF WATERTOWN
P.O. BOX 910
WATERTOWN, SD 57201
605-882-6209

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1937
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0430-2030
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2749 feet (838 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
ATY
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
Class I
ARFF Index: A
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 05/1973

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  43
Multi Engine:  4
Jet Engine:  3
Gliders:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2022)

Total Operations:  12276
Commercial:  676 5.5%
Air Taxi:  600 4.9%
GA Local:  8000 65.2%
GA Itinerant:  3000 24.4%

Communications

CTAF:  123.050
Unicom:  123.050
ASOS:  126.625 (605-882-0578)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/306.2 (WATERTOWN RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 605

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
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Unicom 123.05 882-5757 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Huron(HON)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM NC-1
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 35 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 NC-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ATY

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
23.6 Clark County Airport
(8D7)
267 264 100LL, Jet A
31.3 Milbank Municipal Airport
(1D1)
52 50 100LL
39.3 Brookings Regional Airport
(BKX KBKX BKX)
158 155 100LL, Jet A
39.4 Myers Field Airport
(KCNB CNB)
105 103 100LL, Jet A
41.7 Lac Qui Parle County Airport
(KDXX DXX)
83 81 100LL
53.9 Madison Municipal Airport
(XMD KMDS MDS)
176 173 100LL, Jet A
55.7 Huron Regional Airport
(HON KHON HON)
235 231 100LL, Jet A
59.5 Britton Municipal Airport
(TTO KBTN BTN)
335 332 100LL
61.4 Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport
(MVE KMVE MVE)
86 84 100LL
62.4 Aberdeen Regional Airport
(ABR KABR ABR)
301 297 100LL, Jet A
63.2 Southwest Minnesota Regional Marshall/Ryan Field Airport
(MML KMML MML)
115 113 100LL, Jet A
66.8 Pipestone Municipal Airport
(KPQN PQN)
146 144 100LL, Jet A
69.1 Herman Municipal Airport
(06Y)
36 34 100LL
77.2 Tracy Municipal Airport
(KTKC TKC)
120 118 100LL
78.2 Mitchell Municipal Airport
(MHE KMHE MHE)
209 205 100LL, Jet A
80.3 Miller Municipal Airport
(KMKA MKA)
253 249 100LL
81.9 Joe Foss Field Airport
(FSD KFSD FSD)
167 164 100LL, Jet A
83.1 Harry Stern Airport
(WAH KBWP BWP)
15 13 100LL, Jet A
83.4 Faulkton Municipal Airport
(3FU)
275 271 100LL
85.0 Oakes Municipal Airport
(2D5)
333 329 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 GULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT APR-NOV.
A110-3 GLIDER OPNS APR THRU SEP.
A110-4 ANNUALLY APRIL- SEPT HAY CUTTING OPNS IN PROGRESS; FARMING EQUIP MAY BE IN APCHS.
A110-5 ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGRS ARE NOT AUZD IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFTER SKED ARR/DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR AND CFMN THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO LANDING OR TAKEOFF.
A110-8 ARPT SFC COND NOT MONITORED SUN-FRI 2200-0500 & SAT 1400-SUN 0500.
A110-9 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A16 AIRPORT MGR CELL 808-597-4778
A26 PPR 48 HRS UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 605 882-6209.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSR RWY 35; PAPI RWY 12, 17, 30, & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35; MIRL RWY 12/30; REIL RWY 12, 17, & 30 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 12/30
17/35
Longest Runway: 12/30 is 6898 ft (2103 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 35

ATY Airport Runway Details

Runway 12/30  6898 ft x 100 ft (2103 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/23/2013
Surface:  Concrete - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  30 /R/D/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  80.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  97.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  160.0

Runway 12

Runway 30

Elevation: 
1748.4 1732.7
Latitude: 
44-55-19.9352N 44-54-41.3240N
Longitude: 
097-10-09.4955W 097-08-50.5377W
Runway True Alignment: 
125 305
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE
Object Height: 
51
Distance from End: 
2013
Object Centerline Offset: 
329 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
48 34
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
6899 6899
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
6899 6899
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
6899 6899
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
6899 6899

Runway 17/35  6893 ft x 100 ft (2101 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/23/2013
Surface:  Concrete - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  50 /R/B/W/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  177.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  301.0

Runway 17

Runway 35

Elevation: 
1740.7 1742.9
Latitude: 
44-55-14.0130N 44-54-05.9554N
Longitude: 
097-09-03.8108W 097-09-04.2162W
Runway True Alignment: 
180 000
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
BLDG
Object Height: 
83
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Lighted
Distance from End: 
3775
Object Centerline Offset: 
329 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
35 54
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
6894 6894
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
6894 6894
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
6894 6894
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
6894 6894

Services

Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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