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CKX

Chicken Airport
Chicken, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	CKX
Lat/Long:	64-04-00.3050N 141-57-04.8500W 64-04.005083N 141-57.080833W 64.0667514,-141.9513472 (estimated)
Elevation:	1640 ft. / 500 m (estimated)
Variation:	30E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99732

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	NORTHWAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-778-2219]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	ORT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Airport Services

Fuel available:	MOGAS
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2500 x 60 ft. / 762 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Latitude:	64-04.194000N	64-03.816167N
Longitude:	141-57.262000W	141-56.899667W
Elevation:	1640.0 ft.	1640.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	127 magnetic, 157 true	307 magnetic, 337 true
Obstructions:	8 ft. brush, 70 ft. left and right of centerline	6 ft. brush, 67 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CKX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEG - Eagle Airport (47 nm NE)
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (52 nm SW)
PAOR - Northway Airport (66 nm S)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (99 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:18	17:18
Sunrise	09:23	18:23
Sunset	15:06	00:06
Evening civil twilight	16:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Nov-2024 08:41:31
Local (UTC-9)	22-Nov-2024 23:41:31

METAR

PAEG
48nm NE

230753Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M22/M26 A3047 RMK AO2 SNE0656 SLP344 P0000 I1000 T12221256 TSNO $

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