| Cordova Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CKU – ICAO: none – FAA LID: CKU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Serves | Cordova, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 1,800 | 549 | Gravel |
| 9W/27W | 8,000 | 2,438 | Water |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 8,800 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Cordova Municipal Airport (IATA: CKU, FAA LID: CKU) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Cordova, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is located on Eyak Lake on which it also has a landing area for seaplanes.
Cordova is also served by the Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport which offers scheduled commercial flights.
Cordova Municipal Airport has one runway (6/24) with a 1,800 by 60 ft (549 x 18 m) gravel surface. It also has one seaplane landing area (9W/27W) measuring 8,000 by 3,000 ft (2,438 x 914 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,800 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 60% general aviation and 40% air taxi.[1]
