Cherokee County Regional
CKP · KCKP · Cherokee, Iowa · Cherokee County · map
Cherokee County Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Cherokee, 1 mile south of Cherokee, Iowa, 1,227 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 4,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 29 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,250 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Cherokee County Regional?
Its FAA code is CKP, and its ICAO code is KCKP.
Where is Cherokee County Regional?
It is 1 mile south of Cherokee, Iowa, 1,227 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Cherokee County Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 4,001 feet long.
Does Cherokee County Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Cherokee County Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cherokee County Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Cherokee County Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CKP · ICAO KCKP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Cherokee
- Elevation
- 1,227 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 1,941 × 120 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: trees 51 ft high 1,755 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Ckp and aWOS-3PT | 119.225 | |
| Sioux City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 712-225-1088.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Storm Lake Municipal (16 nm southeast), LE Mars Municipal (28 nm west), Spencer Municipal (30 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; runway end identifier lights and PAPI runways 18 and 36 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self serve fuel available
- Closed NOV-APR.
- Runway 01/19 thlds and sides marked with yellow cones.
- Approach slope 27:1 approach slope to displaced thld.
- Runway 1/19 closed when snow conditions exist.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 27 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,028 |
| general aviation, local | 2,222 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cherokee from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Cherokee, Iowa: 11 piston singles, 7 drones, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Daniel Dean Vander Weide private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Orange City, IA (29 nm) · (712) 540-4142 · [email protected]
- Dwayne Alan Hoss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Spencer, IA (30 nm) · (507) 399-6100 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Cherokee 19 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 7 drones, 1 turboprops
- Husman AG Drones LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Agstate 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CKP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.