Terminal Procedures

KCKP — Cherokee County Rgnl

CHEROKEE, IA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CKPElevation 1,227 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,001 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 180PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 361PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KCKP airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0900-1700
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Fort Dodge
NOTAM facility
CKP (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
5E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
155 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Omaha
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-11

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCKP radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,001 × 75 ft18361,941 × 120 ft0119N500 ft
Runway layout at KCKP, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/364,001 ft75 ftConcrete FairMedium intensity
  18 183°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  36 3°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
01/191,941 ft120 ftGrass Fair

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCKP is

Latitude, longitude42.7315860, -95.5559100
Elevation1,227 ft
From Cherokee1 nm S

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FAA remarks for KCKP

  • WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36; REIL & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
  • FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 712-225-2810.
  • CLSD NOV-APR.
  • RY 01/19 THLDS & SIDES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • APCH SLOPE 27:1 APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • RWY 1/19 CLSD WHEN SNOW CONDITIONS EXIST.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach and runway coverage

Cherokee County Regional has a compact, balanced instrument set: two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two runway ends, providing coverage in both directions but no diversity of approach type. The 4,001 ft concrete runway is more than twice the length of the 1,941 ft turf runway, making the latter the more restrictive option by both length and surface.

Surrounding chart coverage

Storm Lake, Le Mars, Sioux County and Sheldon each have the same number of published charts as Cherokee County Regional. Spencer stands apart with seven, giving it the broadest procedure set among the nearby fields listed. The Omaha Sectional adds wider-area VFR context beyond the airport’s instrument procedures, particularly useful here because no airport diagram is published.

Airports near KCKP

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KSLBStorm Lake MuniSTORM LAKE, IA16 nm SE4
KLRJLe Mars MuniLE MARS, IA28 nm W4
KSPWSpencer MuniSPENCER, IA30 nm NE7
KSXKSioux County RgnlMAURICE, IA31 nm NW4
KSHLSheldon RgnlSHELDON, IA31 nm NW4
KSKISac City MuniSAC CITY, IA33 nm SE3
KMEYJames G Whiting Meml FldMAPLETON, IA35 nm S3
KISBSibley MuniSIBLEY, IA39 nm N2

VFR charts covering KCKP

Common questions about KCKP

What charts are available for KCKP?

4 current FAA charts for Cherokee County Rgnl, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCKP?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCKP?

Cherokee County Rgnl has 2 runways. The longest is 18/36 at 4,001 ft by 75 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCKP have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCKP has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KCKP a towered airport?

No — Cherokee County Rgnl has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KCKP charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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