AirportsChicken Airport is a small airport serving Chicken, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CKX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CKX
- ICAO code
- CKX
- City
- Chicken
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 64.0665° N, 141.9513° W
- Elevation
- 500 m (1,640 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 762 m (2,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CKX means Chicken Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CKX. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.0665° N, 141.9513° W. It stands 500 metres (1,640 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chicken Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 762 metres (2,500 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 654.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 762 m 2,500 ft | 18 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle AirportEagle | EAA | 88 km |
| Tok Junction AirportTok | TKJ | 96 km |
| Northway AirportNorthway | ORT | 123 km |
| Dawson City AirportDawson City, Canada | YDA | 137 km |
| Central AirportCentral | CEM | 214 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,167 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,296 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,969 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,743 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,986 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,715 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,012 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,946 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,352 km | 15 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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