FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CKX |
| Lat/Long: | 64-04-16.8180N / 141-57-08.2050W
64-04.280300N / 141-57.136750W
64.0713383 / -141.9522792
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1640 ft. / 500 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 30E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99732 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DAWSON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NORTHWAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-778-2219] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ORT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 24 HRS |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 60 ft. / 762 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 13/31 NSTD MKGS; THLDS MKD WITH THLD PANELS & CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 200 ft. mtn, 2000 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N RGN
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JAMES FEHRENBACHER
P.O. BOX 356
TOK, AK 99780
Phone 907-883-5128 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 40/month * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 26% | air taxi | | 11% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | FIRE CREWS AND HELICOPTERS WORK OUT OF ARPT IN SUMMER. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | SUAIS - 125.3(1-800-758-8723). |
| - | EXPECT TURBULENCE DURING APPROACH ON WINDY DAYS. |
| - | RY 13/31 DIPS IN CENTER & SLOPES UPWARDS TO BOTH ENDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at CKX.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (52 nm SW)
PAOR - Northway Airport (67 nm S)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (99 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 29-Jul-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 03:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 23:49 | | 07:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:34:28 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 20:34:28 |
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| METAR |
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PAEG
48nm NE | 050353Z AUTO 32004KT 9SM FEW070 22/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02170083 TSNO
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