Cordova Municipal Airport
Cordova Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cordova, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°32′38″N 145°43′36″W / 60.54389°N 145.72667°W | ||||||||||||||
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CKU Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
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 Chugach 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.