Chicken Airport (CKX)

CKX
Chicken Airport (CKX)
Chicken, AK
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier CKX
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 141°57'4.8500" W / 64°4'0.3050" N
-141.951347 / 64.066751 (Estimated)
Elevation 1640.00 ft / 499.87 m (Estimated)
Land 68 acres
Location Southeast Fairbanks County, AK
Magnetic Variation 30E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
Address 2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone number 907-451-2200
Manager SAM JENNINGS
Address P.O. BOX 356
TOK, AK 99780
Phone number 907-883-5128
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart DAWSON
Region AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS ORT - NORTHWAY
FSS on Airport No
FSS Phone 907-778-2219
FSS Toll Free 1-800-478-6611
Alternate FSS FAI - FAIRBANKS
Alt. FSS Toll Free 1-866-248-6516
NOTAMs Facility ORT (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types MOGAS
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions 2500 x 60 ft (762 x 18 m)
Surface GRVL-DIRT (GOOD)
Surface treatment
13 31
Alignment 157° 337°
Physical elevation 1640.00 ft 1640.00 ft
Coordinates 64.069900 / -141.954367 64.063603 / -141.948328
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Nonstandard Nonstandard
Remarks
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
  • WATERFOWL ON & INVOF RWY IN SUMMER.
  • CTN: FIRE CREWS & HEL DURG SUMMER.
  • SNOW REMOVAL OPS - MNT CTAF.
  • SUAIS - 125.3/126.3 (1-800-758-8723).
  • EXP TURB DURG APCH.