| Chicken Airport | |||
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| IATA: CKX – ICAO: none – FAA LID: CKX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Serves | Chicken, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,640 ft / 500 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 2,500 | 762 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 475 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Chicken Airport (IATA: CKX, FAA LID: CKX) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Chicken,[1] in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 7 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, a decrease of 63% from the 19 enplanements in 2009.[2] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
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Chicken Airport covers an area of 68 acres (28 ha) at an elevation of 1,640 feet (500 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 2,500 by 60 feet (762 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 475 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per month: 74% general aviation and 26% air taxi.[1]
