FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CJJ |
| Lat/Long: | 43-21-55.0850N 092-07-59.0990W 43-21.918083N 092-07.984983W 43.3653014,-92.1330831 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1279 ft. / 389.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of CRESCO, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52136 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 15/33 - 122.7. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DEH (18 nm E): | 120.925 (563-382-2990) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at FKA (19 nm N): | 118.550 (507-765-2182) |
- ANSWERED BY POLICE; NOT ON FIELD.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RSTr136/32.2 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Oil available: | CTAF/UNICOM OTS INDEFLY. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2949 x 50 ft. / 899 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-22.136017N | | 43-21.699233N |
| Longitude: | 092-08.129617W | | 092-07.839467W |
| Elevation: | 1279.0 ft. | | 1265.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 154 true | | 332 magnetic, 334 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. tree, 1736 ft. from runway, 86 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. pole, 714 ft. from runway, 228 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CRESCO 130 NORTH PARK PLACE CRESCO, IA 52136 Phone 319-547-3101 |
| Manager: | CLAIR PECINOVSKY 12848 WELL ROAD CRESCO, IA 52136 Phone 563-547-4898 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. FOR CD WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLOSED, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RWY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO USE: CALL 563-547-4898 OR AMGR, 563-379-5898. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (162KB) |
| GPS RWY 33 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (427KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (19 nm N)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCCY - Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport/Robert W Bunke Field (30 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 27-Aug-2006
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Times for 29-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Dec-2025 14:26:00 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Dec-2025 08:26:00 |
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| METAR |
KDEH 19nm E | 291355Z AUTO 32012KT 5SM -SN FEW009 BKN014 OVC021 M10/M11 A3007 RMK AO2
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KFKA 19nm N | 291355Z AUTO 33019G26KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC010 M11/M13 A3008 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V2
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KCCY 28nm SW | 291355Z AUTO 31025G32KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC010 M13/M14 A3015 RMK AO2
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KRST 36nm NW | 291404Z 33018G28KT 1 1/2SM R31/5500VP6000FT -SN BR FEW013 OVC018 M12/M14 A3011 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/1358 P0000 T11171139
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| TAF |
KRST 36nm NW | 291121Z 2912/3012 33018G37KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN BKN018 TEMPO 2912/2914 1SM BLSN FM291400 32017G30KT 6SM BLSN BKN020 FM292000 31016G25KT P6SM SCT022 FM300100 29009KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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