FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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): | 118.400 (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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (161KB) |
| GPS RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (157KB) |
| 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)
KCCY - Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
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 07-Jun-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:45 | | 01:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:21 | | 02:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jun-2026 02:55:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jun-2026 21:55:17 |
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| METAR |
KDEH 19nm E | 080215Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 10SM OVC013 21/21 A2989 RMK AO2
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KFKA 19nm N | 080215Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM OVC060 21/21 A2990 RMK AO2
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KCCY 28nm SW | 080215Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM SCT120 BKN150 22/22 A2987 RMK AO2
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KRST 36nm NW | 080154Z 13011KT 9SM FEW009 BKN049 OVC065 21/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02060194
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| TAF |
KRST 36nm NW | 072320Z 0723/0824 14014KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM080300 14011G19KT P6SM OVC008 FM080900 13011G20KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN009 FM081900 14008KT P6SM BKN012
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| NOTAMs |
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