FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CKU |
| Lat/Long: | 60-32-38.0520N / 145-43-36.1350W
60-32.634200N / 145-43.602250W
60.5439033 / -145.7267042
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 12 ft. / 4 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of CORDOVA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | JNU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.5 |
| WX ASOS at CDV (8 nm SE): | 134.8 (907-424-5900) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JOHr064/26.0 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 60 ft. / 549 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition
LARGER GRAVEL AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 06/24 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Obstructions: | 83 ft. trees, 1180 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 9W/27W
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 3000 ft. / 2438 x 914 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 9W | | RUNWAY 27W |
| Elevation: | 5.0 ft. | | 5.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOT NORTHERN REG
2301PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709-5399
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | ROBERT MATTSON
BOX 598
CORDOVA, AK 99574
Phone 907-424-3202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 40% | air taxi | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STEEP RIDGE & HILL ALONG N EDGE; STRONG E WINDS; RWY SUBJ TO STRONG DOWNDRAFTS; BIRDS ROOST ON S SIDE; MOUNTAINS 3 MI FM AER RWY 24. |
| - | BIRDS INVOF ARPT DURING SUMMER MONTHS. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | SEAPLANE OPERS IN APCH TO RY 24. |
| - | SPB OPERS IN EYAK LAKE; EYAK LAKE FREEZES IN WINTER-TIDEWATER REMAINS OPEN. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL ON IRREGULAR BASIS. |
| - | AIRCRAFT TIEDOWNS LOCATED NORTH OF ROAD THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY. PILOTS USE CAUTION TAXIING ACROSS ROAD. |
| - | RY EDGE CONES REMOVED FOR WINTER 15 OCT THRU 1 MAY. |
| - | NO PUBL SEAPLANE DOCK; . PUB SEAPLANE FACILITIES AT SMALL BOAT HARBOR. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at CKU.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (8 nm SE)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (34 nm NW)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (39 nm NW)
PAMD - Middleton Island Airport (68 nm S)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (97 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo By Dean Cully 08/10/04
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Cordova Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 04:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 22:22 | | 06:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:31 | | 07:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:22:35 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:22:35 |
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PACV
7nm E | 180600Z 12011G18KT 6SM -RA OVC031 05/02 A2947 RMK AO2 P0000
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PACV
7nm E | 180536Z 1806/1906 10011KT 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC035 FM180900 11008KT 5SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM181800 VRB06KT 6SM -SHSN BKN025 FM182200 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRASN BKN035
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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