FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
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: | 1499.5 ft. / 457.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of CRETE, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 68333 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| OMAHA APPROACH: | 124.0 |
| OMAHA DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
| WX ASOS at LNK (16 nm NE): | PHONE 402-417-0560 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LNKr195/20.1 | | LINCOLN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 09E |
| BIEr331/(20.6) | | BEATRICE VOR | | 110.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FAIRBURY | | 016/28.7 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
| BEKLOF | | 084/29.3 | | 392 | | 03E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
| YORK | | 112/35.6 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
A:FOR SVC AFT HRS 402-314-0887.
100LL:FOR SVC AFT HRS 402-314-0887. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-37.420288N | | 40-36.728415N |
| Longitude: | 096-55.490532W | | 096-55.495272W |
| Elevation: | 1499.1 ft. | | 1478.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 180 true | | 355 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 17 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3370 x 150 ft. / 1027 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 40-37.335182N | | 40-36.940460N |
| Longitude: | 096-55.860340W | | 096-55.348417W |
| Elevation: | 1491.4 ft. | | 1495.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 135 true | | 310 magnetic, 315 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CRETE
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
Phone (402) 826-7673
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA |
| Manager: | JUSTIN HAACK
2429 COUNTY ROAD F, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333-0014
Phone 402-826-4408 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395. |
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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (180KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (191KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (185KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
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 Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 17-Apr-2010
looking west from approximately 4000’
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 13:29 |
| Sunset | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2026 08:59:58 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2026 02:59:58 |
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| METAR |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 100854Z AUTO 36011KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00331011 53039
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KBIE
22nm S | 100835Z AUTO 02017G26KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 T00481010
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| TAF |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 100521Z 1006/1106 35013KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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