# Christmas Creek Airport (CKW)

> Christmas Creek Mine, AU · IATA: CKW · ICAO: YCHK · Small Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CKW` |
| ICAO | `YCHK` |
| City | Christmas Creek Mine |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Small Airport |
| Elevation | 446 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -22.35430, 119.64260 |

## Description

Christmas Creek (IATA: CKW, ICAO: YCHK) is the airfield of the iron ore mine of the same name in Western Australia's Pilbara, and it exists purely for the operation's fly-in fly-out rotations. There is no public scheduled service, no commercial cargo handling and no customs post; the ore itself leaves by rail and ship through the Pilbara ports rather than by air. CKW is therefore not a bookable address for forwarders: air freight into the region routes through Port Hedland (PHE) or Perth (PER), with road and charter movements onward to the mine sites.

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