AirportsWatertown Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Watertown, in South Dakota, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ATY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ATY
- ICAO code
- KATY
- City
- Watertown
- State or region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W
- Elevation
- 533 m (1,749 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,103 m (6,898 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ATY means Watertown Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KATY. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W. It stands 533 metres (1,749 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sioux Falls, about 156 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Watertown Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,103 metres (6,898 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 363.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,103 m 6,898 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 2,101 m 6,893 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen | ABR | 116 km |
| Sioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls | FSD | 151 km |
| Hector International AirportFargo | FAR | 225 km |
| Saint Cloud Regional AirportSaint Cloud | STC | 252 km |
| Jamestown Regional AirportJamestown | JMS | 253 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,825 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,827 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,730 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,665 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,959 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,185 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,463 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,394 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,197 km | 17 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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