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Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNK), KCEK is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Crete Municipal Airport in Crete, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crete, NE at a field elevation of 1,499 ft. KCEK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNK, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 17/35), the longest 4,201 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.

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VFR
Observed 1254Z (7:54 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNK, 15.5 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,300 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,300 ft, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLNK 281254Z 17008KT 10SM BKN043 BKN090 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01560139

Current pilot readout for KCEK

Based on the nearest station (KLNK), KCEK is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 13, 17. Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 1,499 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV8 kt head1 kt left
137 kt head5 kt right
317 kt tail5 kt left
358 kt tail1 kt right

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KCEK runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 13/31
    3,370 × 150 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCEK
    Wind
    13
    7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    31
    7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    4,201 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCEK
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

KCEK weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KCEK

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 20 NM NE of KCEK · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1327Z (8:27 AM CDT) · 20 NM NE of KCEK · during climb · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1327/FL120/TP TBM7/SK BASE 100 TOP 110/TB NEG ABV 120/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 100 TOP 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG ABV 120Turbulence: none reported abv 120.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1214Z (7:14 AM CDT) · 51 NM E of KCEK · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL1333
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ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 1214 F360 263/025KT TB SMTH TURB IC
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 121…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KCEK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 4%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
50%
35
29%
13
13%
31
8%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)

TAF KLNK 281120Z 2812/2912 17009KT P6SM FEW060 WS017/20042KT FM281500 20014KT P6SM BKN050 FM282300 29005KT P6SM SCT230 FM290600 01004KT P6SM SCT050

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Live crosswind meter

KCEK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNK, 16 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 4,201 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) with runway 13/31, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air ambulance · Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCEK
FAA LID
CEK
City
Crete
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,499 ft
Coordinates
40.6179, -96.9249
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,201 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLNK
TAF
Nearest KLNK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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