METAR & TAF PCKX
PCKX does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAEG (EAGLE) · 47.5 NM away. Conditions at PCKX may differ.
METAR · PAEG
Observed 14:53Z
PAEG 131453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 05/M02 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP044 T00501017 55000 PWINO TSNO $
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 5°C / -2°C
- Altimeter
- 29.65 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 1,168 ft
- Ceiling
- 10,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- DAWSON
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ORT (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SAM JENNINGS
- Phone
- 907-883-5128
- Address
- P.O. BOX 356, TOK AK 99780
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ORT
- NORTHWAY907-778-22191-800-478-6611
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 13
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8', brush, 0' from thr, 70' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6', brush, 0' from thr, 67' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- MOGAS
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Expect turbulence during approach.Show FAA
- Caution fire crews and helicopters during summer.Show FAA
- Waterfowl are on and in the vicinity of the runway in summer.Show FAA
- Snow removal operations maintain the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
- Special use airspace information is available on frequencies 125.3 and 126.3 or by phone at 1-800-758-8723.Show FAA
- Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection before landing is recommended.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 31Runway 31 threshold has panels and cones.Show FAA
- 13Runway 13 threshold has panels and cones.Show FAA
Other notes
- 13/31There is a dip in the center of the runway with an upslope to both ends.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PCKX
Answer card- ICAO
- PCKX
- Name
- CHICKEN
- Location
- CHICKEN, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,640 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 13/31 · 2,500 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 30°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Chicken Airport sits in Chicken, Alaska. The field elevation is 1,640 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 13/31 is 2,500 ft long and surfaced in gravel and dirt. This is an uncontrolled airport with CTAF and UNICOM both on 122.8. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL unless local conditions or the current Chart Supplement say otherwise. That puts the light piston pattern at about 2,640 ft MSL based on the field elevation. Expect turbulence on approach. The runway has a dip in the center with an upslope toward both ends. Thresholds on both ends are marked with panels and cones. Runway condition is not monitored, so a visual check before landing is smart.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. Plan to arrive self-sufficient. Summer operations can include fire crews, helicopters and waterfowl near the runway. Snow removal crews also monitor the common traffic advisory frequency. Special use airspace information is available on 125.3 or 126.3, or by phone at 1-800-758-8723. With no tower and no published ILS, this is a field where a careful arrival brief matters more than anything else.