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KCKP Cherokee County Regional Airport
Cherokee, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CKP
Lat/Long: 42-43-54.0990N / 095-33-21.4210W
42-43.901650N / 095-33.357017W
42.7316942 / -95.5559503
(estimated)
Elevation: 1226 ft. / 373.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of CHEROKEE, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 51012

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CKP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (712) 225-6168.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.225 (712-225-1088)
WX AWOS-3 at SLB (16 nm SE): 118.525 (712-732-2301)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPWr206/30.2SPENCER VOR/DME110.0005E
DDLr152/31.3SHELDON VOR/DME108.6005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PILOT ROCKat field42305ECKP -.-. -.- .--.
STORM LAKE296/15.843404ESLB ... .-.. -...
ORANGE CITY120/27.152105EORC --- .-. -.-.
LITTLE SIOUX213/30.132605ELTU .-.. - ..-
SHELDON152/31.433805ESHL ... .... .-..
SAC CITY306/33.035604ESKI ... -.- ..
MAPLETON013/34.733505EMEY -- . -.--
SIOUX CENTER125/36.836806ESOY ... --- -.--
SIBLEY162/39.126905EISB .. ... -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL (712) 225-6168 OR (712) 229-9365.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-44.180233N42-43.522417N
Longitude: 095-33.318383W095-33.360833W
Elevation: 1212.0 ft.1226.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 183 true358 magnetic, 003 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.60 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (2.94 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 54 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear90 ft. ant, 2000 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 2580 x 100 ft. / 786 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RWY 01 /19 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions: CLSD NOV-APR.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 42-43.843367N42-44.163333N
Longitude: 095-33.434367W095-33.350000W
Elevation: 1213.0 ft.1212.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 006 magnetic, 011 true186 magnetic, 191 true
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.no
Obstructions: 29 ft. rr, 190 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 27:1 APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD THLD.
54 ft. trees, 1250 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CHEROKEE
1201 SOUTH 2ND STREET
CHEROKEE, IA 51012
Phone 712-261-2011
Manager: BRIAN LAUCK
MUNI ARPT 1201 S 2ND ST
CHEROKEE, IA 51012
Phone 712-225-2810
KENT WENCH, CHMN ARPT AUTHORITY: 712-225-2810.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 31/day *
58% transient general aviation
42% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 October 2007

Additional Remarks

WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 36   download (228KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCKP (Cherokee County Regional Airport)
Photo by David M. Burke
Photo taken 18-May-2008
looking south

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From to KCKP

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0612:06
Sunrise07:3412:34
Sunset18:4323:43
Evening civil twilight19:1100:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Oct-2008 00:34:59
Local (UTC-5)  12-Oct-2008 19:34:59
 
METAR
KCKP 130015Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM -RA SCT035 SCT075 BKN110 23/15 A3001 RMK AO2
KSLB 
17nm SE 
130015Z AUTO 18011G16KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3004 RMK AO2
TAF
KSUX 
42nm SW 
122336Z 130024 18010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 TEMPO 0004 4SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM0400 VRB06KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC040 TEMPO 0408 3SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM0800 32014KT 3SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC012 TEMPO 0812 1 1/2SM SHRA BR OVC006 FM1600 33013G20KT P6SM SCT015 BKN0
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Lauck Aviation 712-225-2810
712-363-0944
[email]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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BEST WESTERN LA GRANDE HACIEND 2.3 68-80
 

Other hotels near Cherokee County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - CHEROKEE 2.3 60-70

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Hotels in other cities near Cherokee County Regional Airport

2 in Cherokee
2 in Storm Lake
 

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