Chicken Airport (IATA: CKX, FAA LID: CKX) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Chicken,[1] a community in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] Both Boundary and Eagle destinations are flag stops on the Tok-Chicken route. The aircraft will not stop at these destinations unless there is scheduled cargo or passengers flying in or out of those destinations.[3]

Chicken Airport
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
Coordinates	64°04′17″N 141°57′08″W
Map
CKX Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 2,500 762 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 475 (2014) Based aircraft 0 Passengers 31 Freight 17,000 lbs
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

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]

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[4]

Rank	City	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	Tok, AK	Tok Junction Airport	14	40-Mile Air

References

External links

• Topographic map as of July 1956 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for CKX
  • AirNav airport information for CKX
  • ASN accident history for CKX
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for CKX

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