Ellen Church Field
CJJ · KCJJ · Cresco, Iowa · Howard County · map
Ellen Church Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Cresco, 1 mile southwest of Cresco, Iowa, 1,279 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,949 feet of concrete.
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What is the airport code for Ellen Church Field?
Its FAA code is CJJ, and its ICAO code is KCJJ.
Where is Ellen Church Field?
It is 1 mile southwest of Cresco, Iowa, 1,279 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ellen Church Field?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,949 feet long, concrete.
Does Ellen Church Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ellen Church Field?
4 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CJJ · ICAO KCJJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Cresco
- Elevation
- 1,279 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,949 × 50 ft | Concrete, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: tree 74 ft high 1,736 ft from the end
- Runway 33: pole 25 ft high 714 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · The common traffic frequency/UNICOM out of service indefinitely. |
| La Crosse Center (remote transmitter) High | 118.85 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Decorah Municipal (18 nm east), George L Scott Municipal (27 nm southeast), Northeast Iowa Regional (27 nm southwest), Rochester International (36 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Decorah Municipal (18 nm east), Fillmore County (19 nm north), George L Scott Municipal (27 nm southeast), Northeast Iowa Regional (27 nm southwest).
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 Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- The common traffic frequency/UNICOM out of service indefinitely.
- Be alert for ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - 122.7.
- Answered by police; not on field.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cresco from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Cresco, Iowa: 3 piston singles, 3 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Christopher David Schrodt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charles City Aeronautics, Inc. · Charles City, IA (27 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [email protected]
- John Burkhardt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charles City Aeronautics · Charles City, IA (27 nm) · (641) 330-9290 · [email protected]
- Timothy Newton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes, helicopters · Greene, IA (41 nm) · (641) 257-8698 · [email protected]
- George Bolon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · WIN AIR · Winona, MN (47 nm) · (507) 313-8720 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 2 since 1982, 1 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 Cresco 6 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 3 drones
- Midwest Drone Technologies LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,506 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CJJ.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 27, 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.