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KCEK Crete Municipal Airport
Crete, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CEK
Lat/Long: 40-37-06.1562N / 096-55-32.5513W
40-37.102603N / 096-55.542522W
40.6183767 / -96.9257087
(estimated)
Elevation: 1500 ft. / 457.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
From city: 2 miles E of CRETE, NE
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 68333

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1949
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OLU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
LINCOLN APPROACH: 124.0
LINCOLN DEPARTURE: 124.0
WX ASOS at LNK (16 nm NE): PHONE 402-474-9214
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/346.3 (OMAHA RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LNKr195/20.1LINCOLN VORTAC116.1009E
BIEr331/20.6BEATRICE VOR/DME110.6007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
POTTS218/10.738506ELN .-.. -.
BIG BLUE335/16.124806EBJU -... .--- ..-
SEWARD144/16.926906ESWT ... .-- -
SHAW334/22.626306EHWB .... .-- -...
FAIRBURY016/28.729306EFBY ..-. -... -.--
BEKLOF080/29.339207EFMZ ..-. -- --..
YORK112/35.625706EJYR .--- -.-- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A MOGAS
FOR SVC AFTER HRS (402) 826-3912.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Double wheel: 48.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 40-37.420288N40-36.728415N
Longitude: 096-55.490532W096-55.495272W
Elevation: 1499.1 ft.1478.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 175 magnetic, 180 true355 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear23 ft. tree, 543 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3370 x 150 ft. / 1027 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 40-37.335182N40-36.940460N
Longitude: 096-55.860340W096-55.348417W
Elevation: 1491.4 ft.1495.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 135 true310 magnetic, 315 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 27 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CRETE ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
Phone 402-826-4408
ROBERT QUICK CHMN ARPT AUTH, PHONE 826-3663.
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA
Manager: PAT DENNISON
P.O. BOX 14, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333
Phone 402-826-4402
WWW.CRETEAVIATION.COM

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 62
Single engine airplanes: 60
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 64/day *
84% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 09 August 2005

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 between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (135KB)
GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (138KB)
VOR/DME RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (162KB)
VOR/DME RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLNK - Lincoln Airport (16 nm NE)
KSWT - Seward Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KBIE - Beatrice Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KFBY - Fairbury Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
KFMZ - Fairmont State Airfield (30 nm W)
 
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From to KCEK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3110:31
Sunrise06:0411:04
Sunset21:0102:01
Evening civil twilight21:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 04:34:02
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2008 23:34:02
 
METAR
KLNK 
15nm NE 
060354Z 16009KT 9SM CLR 25/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02500206
KBIE 
22nm S 
060410Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
TAF
KLNK 
15nm NE 
052320Z 060024 16012KT P6SM BKN250 FM0600 16012KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM1200 18010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 1418 21012KT 5SM TSRA BKN050CB FM1800 21010KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2124 VRB12KT 5SM TSRA BKN050CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Crete Aviation 402-826-4402
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FS 
100LL 
$5.70 
Jet A 
$4.41 
Mogas 
$4.05 
 Updated 03-Jun-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KCEK have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
THE CORNHUSKER, A MARRIOTT HOTEL 17.7 159-160
 

Other hotels near Crete Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.4 
SUPER 8 CRETE NE 3.1 54-56

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Crete Municipal Airport

2 in Crete
31 in Lincoln
 

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