# Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP / CHP)

**Circle Hot Springs Airport** (IATA: CHP, FAA: CHP) is a small airport in Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has one runway, 3,669 ft (1,118 m) long, gravel.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CHP / —
- FAA: CHP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1947
- Elevation: 870 ft / 265 m
- Coordinates: 65.4855, -144.6110
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,669 ft / 1,118 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Hot_Springs_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274722
- Weather station: PARL
- Ident: CHP

## Timeline

- Sep 1947: Circle Hot Springs Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,669 ft / 1,118 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Gravel | 113° / 293° |  |

- 09/27 slopes 1.1%: threshold 09 at 829 ft / 253 m, threshold 27 at 870 ft / 265 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,669 ft / 1,118 m | #11,680 of 29,858 | #4,694 in North America | #3,932 in US |
| Elevation | 870 ft / 265 m | =20,038 of 43,403 | =9,214 in North America | =7,512 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pace.md) Central Airport · 7.8 mi / 13 km
- [IRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacr.md) Circle City (New) Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [L20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/l20.md) Coal Creek Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [CEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak13.md) Chena Hot Springs Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · 64 mi / 104 km
- [76AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/76ak.md) Pogo Mine Airstrip · 71 mi / 114 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/chp/data