Cheechako Airport

The airport was a private-use airstrip. It was closed following the death of its owner. This is a common reason for the closure of small, private airfields which are often built and maintained for the personal use of an individual or family.

The site is now a private residential and agricultural property. Satellite imagery shows that the former north/south grass runway is no longer maintained to aviation standards, though its path is still faintly visible as a mowed strip of grass within a larger field. The hangar associated with the airstrip appears to still be on the property, likely repurposed for storage or other farm/residential use.

Cheechako Airport was a small, private grass runway with no major historical significance in a commercial or military context. Its primary function was to serve the personal general aviation activities of its owner. It would have handled small, single-engine aircraft. The name 'Cheechako', a term for a newcomer in the Klondike, was likely a personal choice by the owner. The airport was listed as being owned by 'CHEECHAKO INC' and managed by Robert L. Wesson, a local pilot and member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Cheechako Airport. As it was a private airfield tied to a specific owner, its life as an airport ended with its primary user. Reopening would require the current landowners to have an interest in aviation and invest in restoring and re-certifying the field, which is highly unlikely.