# Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU / CKU)

**Cordova Municipal Airport** (IATA: CKU, FAA: CKU) is a small airport in Cordova, Alaska, United States. It opened in Nov 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,000 ft (2,438 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CKU / —
- FAA: CKU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cordova, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Nov 1940
- Elevation: 59 ft / 18 m
- Coordinates: 60.5439, -145.7270
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,000 ft / 2,438 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordova_Municipal_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658244
- Weather station: PACV · WMO 70296
- Ident: CKU

## Timeline

- Nov 1940: Cordova Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09W/27W | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 3,000 ft / 914 m | Water |  |  |
| 06/24 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 084° / 264° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | =2,750 of 29,858 | =583 in North America | =438 in US |
| Elevation | 59 ft / 18 m | =38,756 of 43,403 | =17,584 in North America | =14,573 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacv.md) Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [AK30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak30.md) Strawberry Point Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [BSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97.md) Boswell Bay Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [2AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak5.md) Johnstone Point Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [TEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ka.md) Tatitlek Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [K55](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k55.md) Thompson Pass Airport · 44 mi / 70 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #2

## 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/cku/data