KCEK Weather Crete Municipal Airport

Crete, NebraskaElevation 1,500 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLNK · 16 NM NE · 4 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLNK

WIND

030@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 53F, 32% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	53	ENE 5 kt	–	32%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	72/49	SE 11 kt	20 kt	31%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	68/55	WSW 10 kt	17 kt	13%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	75/55	S 13 kt	22 kt	30%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	75/58	SSE 8 kt	14 kt	35%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/56	S 14 kt	23 kt	63%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	67/52	S 10 kt	17 kt	63%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	65	NW 6 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 2357Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,201 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,370 x 150 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 13135°T

RWY 31315°T

17/35

Dimensions

4,201 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 17180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 350°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,500 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2333Z 6:33 PM

Sunrise

1250Z 7:50 AM

Loggable night

0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2333Z (6:33 PM local) → 1250Z (7:50 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0033Z (7:33 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Crete Municipal Airport is in Crete, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,500 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJUSTIN HAACK

Manager phone402-826-4408

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKCEK

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.6179, -96.9249

Distance from city2 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124

LINCOLN APP/DEP

A/D

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KCEK traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-22, 25 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.6

AVG OPS/DAY

1.6

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 51%Helicopter 35%Turboprop 10%Unknown 5%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›EC45 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

KCEK has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLNK (16 NM NE, VFR).

KLNK Lincoln Airport

16 NM NE

VFR

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport

21 NM S

VFR

KMLE Millard Airport

51 NM NE

VFR

KFET Fremont Municipal Airport

53 NM N

VFR

KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport

53 NM N

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

55 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RY 17 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›CITY OF CRETE, NEBRASKA

›AVIONICS MAINT SVC PHONE NR: 402-710-0128.

›FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

›BLAINE SPANJER, ACTING CHMN ADVISORY BOARD, PHONE 402-440-3153.

›FOR SVC AFT HRS 402-314-0887.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KCEK on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KCEK have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for KCEK. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does KCEK have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for KCEK. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KCEK?

KCEK sits at 1,500 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KCEK?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.