Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field
YKM · KYKM · Yakima, Washington · Yakima County · map
Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Yakima, 3 miles south of Yakima, Washington, 1,099 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 7,604 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KYKM · observed 2:53 pm PDT (21:53 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KYKM 062153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02560050
TAF KYKM 061739Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM070500 29005KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA YKM · ICAO KYKM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Yakima
- Elevation
- 1,099 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,604 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,835 × 150 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 133.25 | Yakima |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.25 | Yakima |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Yakima |
| Approach and departure | 123.8 | Yakima |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Yakima |
| Yakima and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.6 | Yakima |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 509-426-3051.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Yakima from the FAA register
138 aircraft are registered to owners in Yakima, Washington: 117 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 turboprops, 4 drones, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- When the control tower closed activate high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; approach lights (MALSR) runway 27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 04/22 some spalling and raveling.
- Be alert: birds in vicinty of Yakima river 5 NM east of approach to 27.
- Taxiway B from approach end of runway 22 to taxiway a restricted to aircraft with wingspans of 79 feet or less.
- Runway 4/22 medium-intensity runway lights, runway end identifier lightss and PAPIs out of service when tower closed.
- Taxiway B1 and taxiway B2 taxiway lights out of service when tower closed.
- Taxiway B lights south of runway 9/27 out of service when tower closed.
- Reflectors on taxiway C only.
- Main terminal ramp restricted to Air carrier aircraft only. Restricted area outlined with red markings.
- Surf conditions unmon 2400-0500L
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.