Christmas Creek Aerodrome (CKW / YCHK)
Skydex receivers picked up 31 airline flights bound for Christmas Creek Aerodrome and 33 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 24 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- YCHK
- IATA
- CKW
- City
- Christmas Creek
- Country
- Australia
- Position
- -22.360, 119.649
- arriving, 30 days
- 31
- departing, 30 days
- 33
- days heard
- 24
About the airport
Christmas Creek Aerodrome serves Christmas Creek Mine. It sits 1,462 ft (446 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 8,202 ft (2,500 m) long.
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Christmas Creek Aerodrome in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 1.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Christmas Creek Aerodrome does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 31 airline flights arriving and 33 airline flights departing, heard on 24 days. The busiest day was November 4, 2026, with 6 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Christmas Creek Aerodrome?
On October 11, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Christmas Creek Aerodrome?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Christmas Creek Aerodrome?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Christmas Creek Aerodrome joins your ports of call.
How high is Christmas Creek Aerodrome above sea level?
1,462 ft (446 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Christmas Creek Aerodrome?
8,202 ft (2,500 m). It is the airport’s only runway.
Can I fly over Christmas Creek Aerodrome in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Christmas Creek Aerodrome in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 1.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Christmas Creek Aerodrome in the simulator yet.