FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CJJ |
| Lat/Long: | 43-21-55.0850N 092-07-59.0990W 43-21.918083N 092-07.984983W 43.3653014,-92.1330831 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1279 ft. / 389.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of CRESCO, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52136 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 15/33 - 122.7. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DEH (18 nm E): | 120.925 (563-382-2990) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at FKA (19 nm N): | 118.550 (507-765-2182) |
- ANSWERED BY POLICE; NOT ON FIELD.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RSTr136/32.2 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Oil available: | CTAF/UNICOM OTS INDEFLY. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2949 x 50 ft. / 899 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-22.136017N | | 43-21.699233N |
| Longitude: | 092-08.129617W | | 092-07.839467W |
| Elevation: | 1279.0 ft. | | 1265.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 154 true | | 332 magnetic, 334 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. tree, 1736 ft. from runway, 86 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. pole, 714 ft. from runway, 228 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CRESCO 130 NORTH PARK PLACE CRESCO, IA 52136 Phone 319-547-3101 |
| Manager: | CLAIR PECINOVSKY 12848 WELL ROAD CRESCO, IA 52136 Phone 563-547-4898 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. FOR CD WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLOSED, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RWY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO USE: CALL 563-547-4898 OR AMGR, 563-379-5898. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (162KB) |
| GPS RWY 33 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (427KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (19 nm N)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCCY - Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport/Robert W Bunke Field (30 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 27-Aug-2006
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Times for 14-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jan-2026 19:54:11 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 14-Jan-2026 13:54:11 |
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| METAR |
KDEH 19nm E | 141935Z AUTO 35017G24KT 10SM CLR M07/M16 A3009 RMK AO2
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KFKA 19nm N | 141935Z AUTO 34019KT 320V020 10SM CLR M08/M17 A3011 RMK AO2
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KCCY 28nm SW | 141935Z AUTO 35022G28KT 10SM CLR M05/M15 A3013 RMK AO2
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KRST 36nm NW | 141854Z 33020KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 33033/1802 SLP224 T10831178
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| TAF |
KRST 36nm NW | 141727Z 1418/1518 34020G28KT P6SM SKC FM142300 33012KT P6SM SKC FM150800 31007KT P6SM SCT150 FM151200 20008KT P6SM BKN080 FM151600 20013KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1516/1518 4SM -SN BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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