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CKX · Chicken Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID CKX Elev 1,640 ft Lat 64° 3.99' N Lon 141° 57.08' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 — 2,500 ft 60 ft GRAVEL-G No 0.00%
31 — 2,500 ft 60 ft GRAVEL-G No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·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).
  • ·DIP IN CNTR; UPSLOPE TO BOTH ENDS.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Chicken Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Chicken, 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. 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.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · CKX

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 475 ops in 1996

2024 total

475

10-yr total

4,750

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 74% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

210.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-24 Piper PA-28-180 · CFIT · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 155 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 155 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 246 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 246 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 247 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 254 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 254 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 254 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 266 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 266 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Shawn Roy Bayless Tok AK 53 nm
Brian Keith Kerley Tok AK 53 nm
Jacob Aaron Combs Tok AK 53 nm
Ethan Wayne Urban Tok AK 53 nm
Michael Kim Alkana Slana AK 97 nm
Jimmy Wayne Musgrove Delta Junction AK 98 nm
Arthur Joseph Cummings Delta Junction AK 98 nm
Richard Patrick Dolan Fort Greely AK 99 nm
Nathan Robert Mondul Eielson Afb AK 138 nm
Weston James Umano Eielson Afb AK 138 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul Stephen Zaczkowski Tok AK 53 nm
Leif Lavell Wilson Tok AK 53 nm
Matthew Alan Snyder Tok AK 53 nm
Judd Leland Rutledge Tok AK 53 nm
Jacob Aaron Combs Tok AK 53 nm
Ethan Wayne Urban Tok AK 53 nm
Tyler Canyon Berg Tok AK 53 nm
Jack Alexander Mina Tok AK 53 nm
William Judson Fry Iii Tok AK 53 nm
Martin Campion Marshall Tok AK 53 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 159 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 245 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 277 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 281 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1116 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1152 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1163 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1193 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1196 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1206 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.