Kegelman Af Aux Field (KCKA), Oklahoma
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
KEGELMAN AF AUX FLD (KCKA) is a military auxiliary field near Cherokee, Oklahoma, used exclusively for Vance AFB jet training aircraft. The field sits unattended, with a single paved runway and no civilian fuel or customs service on site.
Runways
Kegelman Af Aux Field has one paved runway, 17/35, 7,800 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Kegelman Af Aux Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National (KICT), 64 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kegelman Af Aux Field recorded 0 business aviation movements in 2025. Recorded bizav traffic at KCKA in the sampled months shows no activity, and the field's operational role is tied to training schedules rather than general aviation demand.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 0 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Kegelman Af Aux Field averages 24.6 days above 90°F in July, 26.3 freeze days in January and 0.9 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.4°F, and January the coldest, at 47.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Kegelman Af Aux Field has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Traffic pattern: military aircraft use right and left 360-degree overhead approaches to runway 17/35.
For clearance delivery, contact Vance Approach. When Vance Approach is closed, contact Kansas City ARTCC.
A 1,000-foot asphalt overrun exists at the end of runway 17.
The runway supervisory unit, callsign DOGFACE, controls Vance T-6 student training aircraft on CTAF or 139.9 during daylight hours, Monday through Friday.
Caution: LED obstruction lighting is installed and may not be visible to some night vision devices or night vision goggles.
Base perimeter fencing and service roads exist within the runway clear zones and clear zone graded areas.
Bird activity is managed under a two-phase program: Phase I covers normal bird activity outside migratory season, while Phase II covers heavy bird activity associated with migratory season, running November 1 through February 28 for large waterfowl, sandhill cranes, grackles, and several blackbird species, and April 15 through May 31 for Franklin gulls. Aircrews should be aware of increased bird activity and BASH potential during these periods.
This field is an auxiliary to Vance AFB and is limited exclusively to Vance AFB jet training aircraft.
Contact Vance Airfield Operations for further information.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Kegelman Af Aux Field has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Anthony Municipal (KANY), 25.56 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCKA
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KCKA.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Can civilian aircraft operate at KCKA?
No. KEGELMAN AF AUX FLD is limited exclusively to Vance AFB jet training aircraft, and it functions as an auxiliary field to Vance AFB rather than a public-use airport. General aviation and civilian traffic are not accommodated.
What runway is available at KCKA?
KEGELMAN AF AUX FLD has one paved asphalt runway, 17/35, measuring 7,800 feet long and 150 feet wide. A 1,000-foot asphalt overrun extends beyond the end of runway 17.
Is there customs service at KEGELMAN AF AUX FLD?
KCKA has no customs service on site. The nearest customs facility is at KICT, located approximately 64 nautical miles away, since KCKA operates strictly as a restricted military training field.