Airports / Alaska / CKU
Cordova Municipal Airport
CKUCordova, AlaskaELEV 12 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU) sits in Cordova, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 12 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CKU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV, 8 nm), Tatitlek Airport (TEK, 34 nm), and Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ, 38 nm).
Trip costs from CKU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CKU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CKU
IATA
CKU
FAA / Local
CKU
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
60.5439° N · 145.7270° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 12 ft, CKU sits lower than 96% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmCDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportCordova
- 34nmTEKTatitlek AirportTatitlek
- 38nmVDZValdez Pioneer FieldValdez
- 73nmNCNChenega Bay AirportChenega
- 97nmGKNGulkana AirportGulkana
- 100nmCYTYakataga AirportYakataga
Location
Open the full mapCKU · Cordova Municipal Airport · Cordova, AK
From the ramp
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