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 |
| LNKr195/20.1 | | LINCOLN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 09E |
| BIEr331/20.6 | | BEATRICE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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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Photo taken 04-Nov-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 04:50:21 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 22:50:21 |
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| METAR |
KLNK 15nm NE | 080354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00890011
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KBIE 22nm S | 080430Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A2990 RMK AO2 T01220050
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| TAF |
KLNK 15nm NE | 072320Z 0800/0824 07007KT P6SM SCT250 FM081200 14006KT 4SM BR BKN250 FM081600 18008KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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