Chena River
2Z5 · Fairbanks, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Chena River is a public-use airfield, 3 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska, 440 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2Z5
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 440 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 560 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 28E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 5,000 × 300 ft | Water | |
| E/W | 3,000 × 300 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Fairbanks from the FAA register
844 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairbanks, Alaska: 628 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones, 46 turboprops, 27 airliners and large jets. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- All property along River bank is privatley owned. Public access to River consists of one small gravel ramp.
- Operg area in Chena River north and west of Fairbanks international airport.
- Public access ramp is at North end of ravenwood ave. N64,49.919; W147,52.457.
- Pvt 900 feet an X 50 feet grass strip adjacent River.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.