Chena Marina Airport (AK28)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	AK28
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	147°55'6.8000" W / 64°48'50.5000" N -147.918556 / 64.814028 (Estimated)
Elevation	427.00 ft / 130.15 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	5 nautical miles SW of Fairbanks, AK
Location	Fairbanks North Star County, AK
Magnetic Variation	27E (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	CHENA MARINA FLOATPOND & RWY ASSOC
Address	P O BOX 83658 FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone number	907-479-2141
Manager	DONALD D KIRK
Address	P.O. BOX 80702 FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone number	907-479-2141

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	FAIRBANKS
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	FAI - FAIRBANKS
FSS Phone	907-474-0788
FSS Toll Free	1-866-248-6516

Airport Communications

CTAF

118.3 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types

100LL

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	4700 x 60 ft (1433 x 18 m)
Surface	GRVL (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	18	36
Traffic pattern	Right	Left

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions	4000 x 200 ft (1219 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	18W	36W
Traffic pattern	Right	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CUN	NDB	CHENA		257.00	17E	10.9 nm
ICW	NDB	ICE POOL		525.00	13E	33.9 nm
EIL	TACAN	EIELSON	98X	115.10	19E	23.2 nm
FAI	VORTAC	FAIRBANKS	23X	108.60	21E	2.5 nm
ENN	VORTAC	NENANA	105X	115.80	21E	32.6 nm

Remarks

• TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE PARKING.
• FLOATPOND FOR USE BY MEMBERS ONLY. FLOAT POND IS UNATTENDED, ALL LANDINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
• NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FLOATPOND.
• NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT TIEDOWN AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING FLOATPOND IS PRIVATELY OWNED. TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE TIEDOWN/MOORING.
• SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
• USE AT OWN RISK. CHENA MARINA IS IN FAI CLASS D AIRSPACE, ALL ARRIVING/DEPARTING ACFT MUST CTC FAI TOWER (118 .3) PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THEIR AIRSPACE.
• TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWYS, WITH CHENA RIDGE BEING THE WESTSIDE BOUNDARY. TPA IS 1000 FT MSL, AND IN NO CASE TO BE ABOVE 1200 FT MSL, TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATION WITH OTHER FAI TFC.
• RWY CLOSELY BORDERED BY TREES, ACFT, AND FLOATPOND. OCCASIONAL VEHICLES, PEOPLE, AND DOGS ON RWY.
• AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FIELD. BE AWARE ALL TFC MAY NOT BE IN SAME DIRECTION AS FAI.
• HARD PACKED SNOW MAINTAINED ON RWY DURING WINTER MONTHS. WHEELED ACFT ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL, ON SITE FBO, FOR CONDITIONS.
• FLIGHT TRAINING WITH MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LANDINGS NOT ALLOWED. NO STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS ALLOWED.
• PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER ACFT WHEN DOING RUN-UPS, AS SUMMER MONTHS VERY DUSTY. NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT PARKING AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING RUNWAY IS PRIVATELY OWNED.
• PRVDD ALL REQUIREMENTS IN LETTER DATED 2/23/87 ARE FOLLOWED.