Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	CKU
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	145-43-36.1350W/60-32-38.0520N -145.726704/60.543903 (Estimated)
Elevation	12 ft / 3.66 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles E of Cordova, AK
Location	Cordova-mccarthy County, AK
Magnetic Variation	26E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	State Of Ak Dot Northern Reg
Address	2301peger Rd Fairbanks, AK 99709-5399
Phone number	907-451-2200
Manager	Robert Mattson
Address	Box 598 Cordova, AK 99574
Phone number	907-424-3202

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Anchorage
Region	AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC	ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS	JNU - Juneau
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-789-7380
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	JNU (NOTAM-d service available)
Federal Agreements	N

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.500 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	TIE
Other services	CARGO

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimensions	1800 x 60 ft (549 x 18 m)
Surface	GRVL-G

	06	24
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	*RY 06/24 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.

Runway 09W/27W

Dimensions	8000 x 3000 ft (2438 x 914 m)
Surface	WATER

	09W	27W
Physical elevation	5.00 ft	5.00 ft
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
GCR	NDB	Glacier River		404.00	22E	7.9 nm
HBK	NDB	Hinchinbrook		362.00	27E	14.0 nm
ALJ	NDB	Orca Bay		233.00	23E	25.8 nm
MNL	NDB	Mineral Creek		524.00	27E	39.4 nm
JOH	VOR/DME	Johnstone Point	114X	116.70	27E	26.1 nm

Remarks

• STEEP RIDGE & HILL ALONG N EDGE; STRONG E WINDS; RWY SUBJ TO STRONG DOWNDRAFTS; BIRDS ROOST ON S SIDE; MOUNTAINS 3 MI FM AER RWY 24.
• BIRDS INVOF ARPT DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
• WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• SEAPLANE OPERS IN APCH TO RY 24.
• SPB OPERS IN EYAK LAKE; EYAK LAKE FREEZES IN WINTER-TIDEWATER REMAINS OPEN.
• RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
• SNOW REMOVAL ON IRREGULAR BASIS.
• BUSY RESIDENTIAL ROAD BORDERS NORTHSIDE & PARALLELS RY.
• RY EDGE CONES REMOVED FOR WINTER 15 OCT THRU 1 MAY.
• NO PUBL SEAPLANE DOCK; . PUB SEAPLANE FACILITIES AT SMALL BOAT HARBOR.
• ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.