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Chicken
is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Southeast Fairbanks Census
Area, Alaska, U.S., at the 2000 census the population was 17.
History
Chicken
was settled by gold miners in the late 1800s and in 1902 the local post
office was established requiring a community name. Due to the prevalence
of ptarmigan in the area that name was suggested as the official name
for the new community, however, the spelling could not be agreed on and
Chicken was used to avoid embarrassment. A portion of Chicken, with buildings
from the early 1900s, is on the National Register of Historical Places.
Geography
Chicken
is located at 64°4'15"N, 141°52'30"W (64.070738, -141.874894)GR1.
According to the United States
Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 298.9 km² (115.4 mi²),
all land.
The only transportation
to Chicken is a small local airstrip, as well as Alaska
state highway 5, the Taylor Highway. The highway is closed in winter.
There is a United
States post office for Chicken.
There is no local
telephone exchange service in Chicken.
Location & QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2005-10-27 |
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Airport Identifier: |
CKX |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
141-57-08.2050W/64-04-16.8180N
-141.952279/64.071338 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
1640 ft / 499.87
m (Estimated) |
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Land: |
68
acres |
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From nearest city: |
0 nautical miles
SW of Chicken, AK |
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Location: |
Upper
Yukon County, AK |
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Magnetic Variation: |
30E (1985) |
Owner & Manager
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Ownership: |
Publicly
owned |
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Owner: |
State Of Ak Dotpf
N Rgn |
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Address: |
2301
Peger Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
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Phone number: |
907-451-2294 |
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Manager: |
Bill
O'halloran |
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Address: |
2301 Peger Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
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Phone number: |
907-451-5217 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
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Airport
Use: |
Open
to public |
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Wind indicator: |
Yes |
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Segmented Circle: |
Yes |
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Control Tower: |
No |
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Attendance Schedule: |
UNATNDD |
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Lighting Schedule: |
24
HRS |
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Landing fee charge: |
No |
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Sectional chart: |
Dawson |
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Region: |
AAL - Alaska |
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Boundary ARTCC: |
ZAN
- Anchorage |
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Tie-in FSS: |
ORT - Northway |
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FSS on Airport: |
No |
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FSS Phone: |
907-778-2219 |
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FSS Toll Free: |
1-478-6611 |
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Alternate FSS: |
FAI - Fairbanks |
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Alt. FSS Toll Free: |
1-866-248-6516 |
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NOTAMs Facility: |
ORT (NOTAM-d service
avaliable) |
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Federal Agreements: |
NGY |
Airport Communications
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CTAF: |
122.800 |
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Unicom: |
122.800
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Airport Services
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Fuel
available: |
MOGAS |
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Airframe
Repair: |
NONE |
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Power
Plant Repair: |
NONE |
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Bottled Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Bulk Oxygen: |
NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
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Dimension: |
2500 x 60 ft / 762.0 x 18.3 m |
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Surface: |
GRAVEL, Good Condition |
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Runway
13 |
Runway
31 |
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Traffic Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
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Obstruction: |
80 ft trees,
800.0 ft from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
200 ft mtn,
2000.0 ft from runway, 300 ft left of centerline, 10:1 slope
to clear |
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Radio Navigation Aids
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ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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SLX |
NDB |
Slate Creek |
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280.00 |
30E |
33.0 nm |
Remarks
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RY COND NOT MONITORED;
RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
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FIRE CREWS AND HELICOPTERS
WORK OUT OF ARPT IN SUMMER.
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SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS
DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF.
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SUAIS - 125.3(1-800-758-8723).
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MOGAS AVAILABLE AT CAFE
- 3/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT.
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EXPECT TURBULENCE DURING
APPROACH ON WINDY DAYS.
Based Aircraft
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Aircraft
based on field: |
1 |
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Single Engine Airplanes: |
1 |
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
10/Week |
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Air Taxi: |
26.3% |
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General Aviation
Local: |
63.2% |
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General Aviation
Itinerant: |
10.5% |
Chicken
Airport
Address: Upper
Yukon County, AK
Tel:
907-451-2294,
907-451-5217
Images
and information placed above are from
http://www.airport-data.com/airport/CKX/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken%2C_Alaska
We
thank them for the data!
| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALASKA
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| FAA ID |
CKX
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| Latitude |
64-04-16.818N
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| Longitude |
141-57-08.205W
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| Elevation |
1640 feet
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| Near City |
CHICKEN
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