Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 11:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, KYKM is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KYKM right now.

Live aviation weather for Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field in Yakima, WA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM) is a regional airport serving Yakima, WA at a field elevation of 1,099 ft. KYKM reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 09/27), the longest 7,604 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR

Observed 0653Z (11:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

030° 6 kt

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

Unlimited

Altimeter

29.90"

Temp / Dew

39°F / 4°C

feels like 34°F

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR

METAR KYKM 280653Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00390000

What changed at KYKM?

Since the 0553Z (10:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Wind direction moved from 360° to 030°.

Current pilot readout for KYKM

KYKM is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,099 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KYKM by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

90%

of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KYKM reported VFR in 90% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 307 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 21% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 3% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 3%).

48%

of windy hours favor runway 27

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 27 had the best headwind 48% of the time, runway 22 31%, and winds were calm 29% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

snow days a year

Snow fell on about 22 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 3. From December to February KYKM was IFR or worse 16% of the time, against under 1% from June to August.

fog days a year

Fog was reported on about 22 days a year, and fog or mist on 78. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 26% of hours, against 0% in July.

3,088 ft

typical summer-afternoon density altitude

Field elevation is 1,099 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 3,088 ft, 1,989 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.

22%

of hours calm

Winds were calm 22% of the time and averaged 5.0 kt overall. June is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and December the calmest.

Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
04FAV	3,835 ft	ASP	5 kt head	3 kt left
09	7,604 ft	ASP	1 kt head	6 kt left
27	7,604 ft	ASP	1 kt tail	6 kt right
22	3,835 ft	ASP	5 kt tail	3 kt right

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KYKM runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

Runway 04/22
3,835 × 150 ft · ASP
Status not monitored
Current use
no stated-runway source at KYKM
Wind
04
5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
22
5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
Runway 09/27
7,604 × 150 ft · ASP
Closed (NOTAM)
Current use
no stated-runway source at KYKM
Wind
09
1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
27
1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KYKM weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KYKM

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 64 NM NW of KYKM · during climb · A21N

light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing

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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.

FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.

TP A21NAircraft type reporting.

TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.

RM DURC-ZSERemarks.

PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 75 NM W of KYKM · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L

light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence

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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE

PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.

FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.

RM ZSERemarks.

PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 91 NM NW of KYKM · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L

lt rime turbulence

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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.

FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.

PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 90 NM NW of KYKM · during descent · B738

moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing

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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.

FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.

IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.

RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.

PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 82 NM NW of KYKM · during descent · B38M

light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing

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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.

FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.

TP B38MAircraft type reporting.

TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.

IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.

RM DURD CHINSRemarks.

PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 86 NM NW of KYKM · 3,200 ft MSL · B738

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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.

FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.

PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 100 NM W of KYKM · during descent · PC12

light turb turbulencelight rime icing

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SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.

FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.

TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.

TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.

TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.

IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.

RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.

PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 86 NM NW of KYKM · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N

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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025

SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.

FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.

TP A21NAircraft type reporting.

SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM BASES 025Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KYKM

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KYKM reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours

VFR 71%LIFR 29%

Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt

Max gust: -

Lowest ceiling: 100 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: W

Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days

VFR 98%LIFR 2%

Wind avg/max: 5/16 kt

Max gust: 23 kt

Lowest ceiling: 100 ft

Lowest vis: 3 sm

Prevailing wind: W

Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27: 63%
22: 25%
04: 6%
09: 6%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KYKM 280520Z 2806/2906 22009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 FM280800 24010KT P6SM -RA OVC100 FM281700 23010KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 2817/2821 -SHRA OVC050

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Live KYKM Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KYKM's own weather station.

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind (from the left)

3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,835 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM) with runway 04/22, 09/27 marked

N ↑

Runway 04/22, 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel: 100LL · Jet A
Attended: Daily 0600 - 2000 local
Repairs: Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen: Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking: Tie-downs
Landing fee: No
Other services: Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower: Yes
Wind indicator: Lighted

Airport

Type: Regional airport
ICAO: KYKM
IATA: YKM
FAA LID: YKM
City: Yakima
State: Washington
Country: United States
Elevation: 1,099 ft
Coordinates: 46.5682, -120.5440
Runways: 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway: 7,604 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Published
ATIS: 125.25 MHz
CTAF: 133.25 MHz
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset: 17h 9m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

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25–50 NM

8 airports

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50–100 NM

8 airports

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Historical Flying Weather at KYKM

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KYKM reported VFR conditions during about 90.3% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 307 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.0 kt, calm 21.8% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#160 of 1,400

Regional rank

State rank

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

90.3%

MVFR

7.1%

IFR

3.0%

LIFR

2.3%

Est. VFR days/yr

307

Most VFR month

July

Fewest VFR month

January

Median ceiling

6,000 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

21.8%

Median wind

4 kt

Gusty hours

7.7%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.2%

Fog/mist days/yr

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

3,088 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KYKM monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	56.5	22.4	11.6	9.6
Feb	81.4	11.4	4.6	2.5
Mar	95.0	3.7	0.7	0.6
Apr	98.3	1.4	0.2	0.1
May	99.2	0.7	0.1	0.0
Jun	99.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
Jul	99.5	0.4	0.1	0.0
Aug	96.0	2.8	1.1	0.1
Sep	95.5	2.3	1.8	0.4
Oct	95.4	3.4	0.7	0.5
Nov	78.7	13.2	4.8	3.3
Dec	57.8	22.5	9.6	10.2

Average wind by month

KYKM average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	3.3 kt
Feb	4.4 kt
Mar	5.5 kt
Apr	6.1 kt
May	6.2 kt
Jun	6.3 kt
Jul	5.8 kt
Aug	5.4 kt
Sep	4.9 kt
Oct	4.5 kt
Nov	4.0 kt
Dec	3.2 kt

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KYKM airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM)

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Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

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KYKM by the numbers

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KYKM runways

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KYKM weather radar

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