FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0800-1800 |
| 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 |
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| LNKr195/20.1 | | LINCOLN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 09E |
| BIEr331/20.6 | | BEATRICE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| POTTS | | 218/10.7 | | 385 | | 06E | | LN | .-.. -. |
| BIG BLUE | | 335/16.1 | | 248 | | 06E | | BJU | -... .--- ..- |
| SEWARD | | 144/16.9 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| SHAW | | 334/22.6 | | 263 | | 06E | | HWB | .... .-- -... |
| 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 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| 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-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 23 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: | 40-37.335182N | | 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 |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CRETE ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
Phone 402-826-3663
CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA |
| Manager: | PAT DENNISON
P.O. BOX 14, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333-0014
Phone 402-826-4402
WWW.CRETEAVIATION.COM |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 18 September 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (186KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (44KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 04-Nov-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:42:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 23:42:46 |
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| METAR |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 010454Z 21009KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00501028
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KBIE
22nm S | 010510Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 T00471021
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| TAF |
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KLNK
15nm NE | 302323Z 0100/0124 21006KT P6SM SKC FM010600 21007KT P6SM SKC WS012/24042KT FM011700 21010KT P6SM SCT250 FM012100 32012KT P6SM BKN080
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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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