# Christmas Creek Airport (CKW / YCHK)

**Christmas Creek Airport** (IATA: CKW, ICAO: YCHK) is a small airport in Christmas Creek Mine, Western Australia, Australia. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Fortescue Ltd.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CKW / YCHK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Fortescue Ltd
- Serves: Christmas Creek Mine, Western Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 446 m / 1,462 ft
- Coordinates: -22.3543, 119.6426
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Rowley_Aerodrome (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21972998
- Ident: YCHK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =47 in Oceania | =26 in AU |
| Elevation | 446 m / 1,462 ft | =12,348 of 43,403 | #425 in Oceania | #149 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Nearby airports

- [KFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yfdf.md) Fortescue - Dave Forrest Aerodrome · 22 km / 14 mi
- [YBYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybyd.md) Bonney Downs Station Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [RHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yryh.md) Roy Hill Station Airport · 44 km / 28 mi
- [GBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygia.md) Ginbata Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [YSAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysah.md) Sandhill Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [BYP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybry.md) Barimunya Airport · 60 km / 38 mi

## Sources

- [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/ychk/data