FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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 402-417-0560 |
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
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: | CITY OF CRETE
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
Phone (402) 826-7673
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA |
| Manager: | MIKE KALKWARF
2429 COUNTY ROAD F, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333-0014
Phone 402-314-0887
402-310-6124 |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 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 (162KB) |
| 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 11-May-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2025 20:44:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-May-2025 15:44:03 |
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| METAR |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 111954Z 18012KT 10SM CLR 31/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03060083
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KBIE
22nm S | 112015Z AUTO 19008G16KT 10SM CLR 30/05 A3009 RMK AO2 T03030045
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| TAF |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 111720Z 1118/1218 16010G16KT P6SM SKC FM120000 15007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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