Airports / Alaska / CKX
Chicken Airport
CKXChicken, AlaskaELEV 1,640 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#83 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 13 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
47 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eagle Airport (EAA).
Overview
Located in Chicken, Alaska, Chicken Airport (CKX) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 1,640 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CKX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Eagle Airport (EAA, 47 nm), Tok Junction Airport (TKJ, 52 nm), and Northway Airport (ORT, 66 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CKX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CKX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CKX
IATA
CKX
FAA / Local
CKX
Elevation
1,640 ft
Coordinates
64.0665° N · 141.9513° 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
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 1,640 ft, CKX sits higher than 94% 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.
- 47nmEAAEagle AirportEagle
- 52nmTKJTok Junction AirportTok
- 66nmORTNorthway AirportNorthway
- 99nmBIGAllen Army AirfieldDelta Junction Ft Greely
- 116nmCEMCentral AirportCentral
- 119nmIRCCircle City (New) AirportCircle
Location
Open the full mapCKX · Chicken Airport · Chicken, AK
From the ramp
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