Crete Municipal Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
40-37-06.1562N (40.618377)
Longitude: 
096-55-32.5513W (-96.925709)
Elevation: 
1499.5 feet MSL (457 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.8 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. E of Crete, Nebraska
Found On: 
Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
WILLIAM WHITE
2429 COUNTY ROAD F, CRETE AVIATION
CRETE, NE 68333-0014
402-314-0887
CRETE ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 86
CRETE, NE 68333-0086
(402) 826-7673

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1949
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2500 feet (762 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
OLU
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  40
Multi Engine:  4
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 06/22/2023)

Total Operations:  23420
Air Taxi:  100 0.4%
GA Local:  19700 84.1%
GA Itinerant:  3320 14.2%
Military Aircraft:  300 1.3%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  OMAHA
124.0
124.0
Departure:  OMAHA
124.0
124.0

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 402

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Siverhawk Aviation
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    Unicom 122.8 826-4400, 475-8600 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Columbus(OLU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


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    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 NC-2
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 NC-2
    IAP VOR/DME RWY 17 NC-2
    IAP VOR/DME RWY 35 NC-2
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-2
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KCEK

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    15.9 Lincoln Airport
    (LNK KLNK LNK)
    28 25 100LL, Jet A
    20.6 Beatrice Municipal Airport
    (BIE KBIE BIE)
    157 154 100LL, Jet A
    28.4 Fairbury Municipal Airport
    (FBY KFBY FBY)
    202 199 100LL
    29.6 Fairmont State Airport
    (KFMZ FMZ)
    266 263 100LL
    35.9 York Municipal Airport
    (KJYR JYR)
    297 294 100LL, Jet A
    37.8 David City Municipal Airport
    (93Y)
    346 343 100LL
    40.1 Browns Airport
    (EPG NE69)
    67 65 100LL
    40.2 Wahoo Municipal Airport
    (KAHQ AHQ)
    21 18 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Nebraska City Municipal Airport
    (KAFK AFK)
    90 88 100LL, Jet A
    49.9 Plattsmouth Municipal/Douglas V Duey Field Airport
    (KPMV PMV)
    66 64 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Millard Airport
    (MIQ KMLE MLE)
    46 44 100LL, Jet A-1+
    51.3 Aurora Municipal - Al Potter Field Airport
    (KAUH AUH)
    289 286 100LL
    52.6 Harvard State Airport
    (08K)
    272 268 100LL
    53.1 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (FET KFET FET)
    20 18 100LL, Jet A
    53.2 Columbus Municipal Airport
    (OLU KOLU OLU)
    339 336 100LL, Jet A
    53.7 Farington Field Airport
    (K01)
    104 102 100LL
    60.4 Blair Exec Airport
    (KBTA BTA)
    37 35 100LL, Jet A
    60.9 North Omaha Airport
    (91NE)
    41 39 100LL
    61.0 Scribner State Airport
    (SCB KSCB SCB)
    12 9 100LL
    62.2 Eppley Airfield Airport
    (OMA KOMA OMA)
    48 46 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 BLAINE SPANJER, ACTING CHMN ADVISORY BOARD, PHONE 402-440-3153.
    A110-1 FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
    A12A CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA
    A14 INTERIM MANAGER
    A16 402-310-6124
    A43-17 RY 17 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL FOR SVC AFTER HRS (402) 826-9766.
    A76 LIMITED BASIS - STUDENT MUST PROVIDE OWN AIRPLANE

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 13/31
    17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 4201 ft (1280 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    KCEK Airport Runway Details

    Runway 13/31  3370 ft x 150 ft (1027 m x 46 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 13

    Runway 31

    Elevation: 
    1491.4 1495.8
    Latitude: 
    40-37-20.1109N 40-36-56.4276N
    Longitude: 
    096-55-51.6204W 096-55-20.9050W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    135 315
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Runway 17/35  4201 ft x 75 ft (1280 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/03/2007
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  28.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  48.0

    Runway 17

    Runway 35

    Elevation: 
    1499.1 1478.8
    Latitude: 
    40-37-25.2173N 40-36-43.7049N
    Longitude: 
    096-55-29.4319W 096-55-29.7163W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    180 000
    Glide Path Angle: 
    3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    Yes Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    40 40

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

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