Chicken Airport Guide
Chicken Airport serves the small Taylor Highway community of Chicken in eastern interior Alaska. Its FAA identifier is CKX and its ICAO code is PAAY. The field sits at 1,640 feet above sea level beside the highway.
The airport has one gravel runway, 13/31, measuring 2,500 by 60 feet. FAA remarks list the runway as unmaintained, with a dip in the centre and the surface sloping up toward both ends, and advise pilots to inspect it visually before landing. Waterfowl use the strip in summer, and fire crews and helicopters operate from it during the fire season. Snow removal is carried out at times, and pilots are advised to monitor the common traffic advisory frequency. The airport recorded 475 aircraft operations in a 12-month period, mostly general aviation with some air taxi flights. No aircraft are based there.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Northern Region, owns the airport, which the FAA activated in November 1949. Boundary and Eagle are flag stops for 40-Mile Air of Tok, which flies to the airport when cargo or passengers are booked. The nearest listed airport on the FAA record is Eagle Airport, 47 nautical miles to the northeast.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 1 runway
- Location
- 64.066, -141.951
- Operator
- Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Northern Region
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalChicken Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Chicken Airport for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Chicken AirportGeneral aviation
40-Mile Air
Nearby cities
1 cityChicken Airport is closest to Chicken (1 km northeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Chicken1 km northeast
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