Chesapeake Regional Airport Explained

Chesapeake Regional Airport
Icao:KCPK
Faa:CPK
Type:Public
Owner:Chesapeake Airport Authority
Location:Chesapeake, Virginia
Elevation-F:19
Elevation-M:6
Coordinates:36.6656°N -76.3206°W
Website:ChesapeakeAirport.com
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Virginia
Pushpin Label:CPK
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:5,500
R1-Length-M:1,676
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:35,361
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:94
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Chesapeake Regional Airport is a public use airport located in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia and serving the Hampton Roads area. The airport is 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of the central business district of Norfolk, Virginia. It is owned by the Chesapeake Airport Authority. Horizon Aviation is the FBO. Epix Aviation is also located on site.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CPK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Chesapeake Regional Airport covers an area of 430acres at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 which measures 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 30, 2012, the airport had 35,361 aircraft operations, an average of 97 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 94 aircraft based at this airport:84% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet, 2% ultralight and 1% helicopter.

References

  1. , effective 06/27/2013.
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KCPK Great Circle Mapper: KCPK - Norfolk, Virginia (Chesapeake Regional Airport)

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