# Chena Hot Springs Airport (CEX / AK13)

**Chena Hot Springs Airport** (IATA: CEX, FAA: AK13) is a small airport in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1962. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak13

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CEX / —
- FAA: AK13
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1962
- Elevation: 1,195 ft / 364 m
- Coordinates: 65.0518, -146.0470
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745559
- Ident: AK13

## Timeline

- Aug 1962: Chena Hot Springs Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 1,195 ft / 364 m | =15,107 of 43,403 | =6,573 in North America | =5,148 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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))
- [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/ak13/data