FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 402-474-9214 |
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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| POTTS | | 221/10.7 | | 385 | | 03E | | LN | .-.. -. |
| FAIRBURY | | 016/28.7 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
| BEKLOF | | 080/29.3 | | 392 | | 07E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
| YORK | | 112/35.6 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR SVC AFTER HRS (402) 826-9766. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| 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 |
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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: | CRETE ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
Phone (402) 826-7673
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA |
| Manager: | WILLIAM WHITE
2429 COUNTY ROAD F, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333-0014
Phone 402-314-0887
402-310-6124 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 June 2023 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (194KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (163KB) |
| 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 23-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 00:55:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2024 19:55:13 |
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| METAR |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 232354Z 35013G22KT 10SM CLR 19/00 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01890000 10217 20189 53013
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KBIE
22nm S | 240035Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3003 RMK AO2 T01710014
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KLNK
15nm NE | 231720Z 2318/2418 34018G28KT P6SM SKC FM240100 36004KT P6SM SKC FM241400 11006KT P6SM SKC
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