CKU
Cordova Municipal Airport
IFR
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Name
Cordova Municipal Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
CKU / CKU / CKU
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:39 am (AKST)
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Municipality
Cordova
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Coordinates
60° 32′ 38″ N 145° 43′ 37″ E
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Elevation
59 ft (18 m MSL)
About Cordova Municipal Airport
Cordova Municipal Airport (IATA: CKU, FAA LID: CKU) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Cordova, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on Eyak Lake on which it also has a landing area for seaplanes.
Cordova is also served by the Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport which offers scheduled commercial flights including Alaska Airlines jet service.
Formerly, the airport operated as Cordova Army Airfield.