Crete Municipal
CEK · KCEK · Crete, Nebraska · Saline County · map
Crete Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Crete, 2 miles east of Crete, Nebraska, 1,500 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 4,201 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 46 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 23,420 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Crete Municipal?
Its FAA code is CEK, and its ICAO code is KCEK.
Where is Crete Municipal?
It is 2 miles east of Crete, Nebraska, 1,500 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Crete Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 4,201 feet long.
Does Crete Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Crete Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Crete Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Blue Valley Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Crete Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Crete Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CEK · ICAO KCEK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Crete
- Elevation
- 1,500 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,201 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,370 × 150 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lincoln Airport (16 nm northeast), Seward Municipal (17 nm northwest), Beatrice Municipal (21 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- City of Crete, Nebraska
- Runway 17 PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 40 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,420, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,320 |
| general aviation, local | 19,700 |
| military | 300 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Crete from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Crete, Nebraska: 5 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Blue Valley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Denton, 9 miles away Aerovalley Flying Club is a non-equity flying club based at Denton Enterprise Airport in Denton, Texas.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Daniel Lee Kelley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ignite Flight Academy · Lincoln, NE (16 nm) · (713) 703-8478 · [email protected]
- Jeffery Joseph Counter private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Performance Aviation · lincoln, NE (16 nm) · (402) 305-2658 · [email protected]
- Jeremy Charles Strack private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Ignite Flight Academy · Lincoln, NE (16 nm) · (402) 419-4434 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Crete 6 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Blue Valley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,944 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CEK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.