FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | CDV (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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| JOHr055/26.0 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 27E |
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: | 105 ft. trees, 1260 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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: | JACK STEVENSON
BOX 598
CORDOVA, AK 99574
Phone 907-424-3202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 |
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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 2005 | |
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. |
| - | 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. |
| - | JOHNSTONE POINT WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | 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)
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
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 22:07 | | 06:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:10 | | 07:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:04:31 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-May-2008 15:04:31 |
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| METAR |
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PACV
7nm E | 102253Z 19006KT 10SM BKN095 12/01 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP050 T01220006
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| TAF |
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PACV
7nm E | 102059Z 102118 16009G14KT P6SM BKN100 FM2200 21006KT P6SM BKN050 FM0600 VRB04KT P6SM OVC050
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