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KCKP · Cherokee County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KCKP FAA CKP Elev 1,227 ft Lat 42° 43.90' N Lon 95° 33.35' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.36%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 183° 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.36%
36 003° 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.36%
01 011° 1,941 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.08%
19 191° 1,941 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.08%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.225
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 124.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCKP on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY 1/19 CLSD WHEN SNOW CONDITIONS EXIST.
  • ·FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 712-225-2810.
  • ·RY 01/19 THLDS & SIDES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,750 ops in 1996

2024 total

5,250

10-yr total

82,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-01-21 Piper PA-24-260 · Other · IMC · day →
2002-08-25 Air Tractor AT-402A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1988-03-15 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 27 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 51 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 51 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 71 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 71 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 77 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 91 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 91 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 91 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 96 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
Michael James Bartholomew Alta IA 12 nm
Kent Brian Gibson Sutherland IA 15 nm
Randall Lloyd Sievert Storm Lake IA 17 nm
Jason Michael Dierking Storm Lake IA 17 nm
Scott Anthony Smit Hospers IA 26 nm
Reed Edward Maxwell Moville IA 27 nm
Philip Jansen Smith Hartley IA 27 nm
Albert Jerome Williamson Orange City IA 27 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 27 nm
Lane David Mars Orange City IA 27 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
Mark Paul Cedar Cherokee IA 1 nm
Daniel Francis Mott Cherokee IA 1 nm
Michael Scott Blake Aurelia IA 5 nm
Travis Carter Brotherson Holstein IA 15 nm
Michael Dennis Breyfogle Holstein IA 15 nm
Kent Brian Gibson Sutherland IA 15 nm
Randall Lloyd Sievert Storm Lake IA 17 nm
John Eric Bartholomew Storm Lake IA 17 nm
James Francis Bartholomew Storm Lake IA 17 nm
Paul Robert Sadler Linn Grove IA 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 31 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 51 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 70 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 73 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 73 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 81 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 134 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 176 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 176 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 195 nm

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