# Cherokee Airport (45AK)

**Cherokee Airport** (FAA: 45AK) is a small airport in Delta Junction, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1988. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/45ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 45AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Apr 1988
- Elevation: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Coordinates: 63.9550, -145.4485
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745565
- Weather station: PABI · WMO 70267
- Ident: 45AK

## Timeline

- Apr 1988: Cherokee Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =13,852 of 43,403 | =5,975 in North America | =4,618 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [AK77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak77.md) All West Airport · 0.9 mi / 1.5 km
- [US-7039](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7039.md) Tumey Airport · 3.5 mi / 5.7 km
- [US-7040](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7040.md) Delta Junction Lodge Airport · 3.6 mi / 5.7 km
- [11AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/11ak.md) Rocking T Ranch Airport · 3.6 mi / 5.8 km
- [10AN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/10an.md) Hilton Field · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [29AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/29ak.md) Remington Field · 6.4 mi / 10 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/45ak/data