Chicken Airport

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IATA: CKX

FAA: CKX

Location

Latitude: 
 64-04-00.3050N (64.066751)
Longitude: 
 141-57-04.8500W (-141.951347)
Elevation: 
 1640.0 feet MSL (500 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 17.6 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. SW of Chicken, Alaska
Found On: 
 Dawson Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SAM JENNINGS
P.O. BOX 356
TOK, AK 99780
907-883-5128		 ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
907-451-2200

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1949
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2640 feet (805 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ORT
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  475
Air Taxi:  125 26.3%
GA Local:  300 63.2%
GA Itinerant:  50 10.5%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 907
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Northway(ORT) Fairbanks (FAI)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-478-6611 1-866-248-6516

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CKX

    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
    51.6 Tok Junction Airport
    (TKJ PFTO 6K8)    		 211 194 100LL, Jet A
    66.3 Northway Airport
    (ORT PAOR ORT)    		 179 162 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
    A110-10 WATERFOWL ON & INVOF RY DURING SUMMER.
    A110-11 RY 13/31 THLDS MKD WITH THLD PANELS & CONES.
    A110-2 FIRE CREWS AND HELICOPTERS WORK OUT OF ARPT IN SUMMER.
    A110-3 SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF.
    A110-5 SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
    A110-7 EXPECT TURBULENCE DURING APPROACH ON WINDY DAYS.
    A110-9 RY 13/31 DIPS IN CENTER & SLOPES UPWARDS TO BOTH ENDS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 13/31
    Longest Runway: 13/31 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    CKX Airport Runway Details

    Runway 13/31  2500 ft x 60 ft (762 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 03/11/2014
    Surface:  Gravel/Dirt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 13

    Runway 31
    Elevation: 
    		 1640.0 1640.0
    Latitude: 
    		 64-04-11.6400N 64-03-48.9700N
    Longitude: 
    		 141-57-15.7200W 141-56-53.9800W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 157 337
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 BRUSH BRUSH
    Object Height: 
    		 8 6
    Distance from End: 
    		 0 0
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 70 ft. left and right of centerline 67 ft. left of centerline

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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