Chicken, Alaska
PAAY Chicken
Chicken (PAAY) is a non-towered, public-use airport in Chicken, Alaska, at 1,640 ft MSL. Its runway is 13/31 (2,500 by 60 ft, gravel and dirt). CTAF 122.8.
FAA NASR data effective Oct 29, 2026. Not for navigation; verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement.
Airport
At a glance
- Identifiers
- ICAO PAAY, FAA CKX
- Location
- Chicken, Alaska (Southeast Fairbanks County). 0 NM SW of the city center
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft MSL
- Position
- 64.0668° N, 141.9513° W
- Control tower
- No, non-towered
- Sectional chart
- Dawson
- Magnetic variation
- 30° E (1985)
- Fuel
- Mogas
- Ownership
- Publicly owned, open to the public
- Attendance
- Unattended
1 runway
Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Edge lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,500 × 60 ft | Gravel and Dirt, good condition | Not listed |
Runway ends and traffic pattern
| End | Pattern | Glide slope lights | Instrument | Displaced threshold | Landing distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Left traffic | None listed | None listed | None listed | Not listed |
| 31 | Left traffic | None listed | None listed | None listed | Not listed |
VHF
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- Snow Removal Ops - Mnt Ctaf.
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Before you go
Brief PAAY in Ascent EFB.
Current weather, NOTAMs and the airport diagram for Chicken, in the app on iPhone and iPad.
Not for navigation. Verify with current FAA charts and the Chart Supplement before flight.
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 2026. Airport data changes every 28 days and NOTAMs can override it at any time.