FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 JANUARY 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UKF |
| Lat/Long: | 36-13-24.9676N 081-05-54.9827W
36-13.416127N 081-05.916378W
36.2236021,-81.0986063
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1303.1 ft. / 397.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2020) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of NORTH WILKESBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28659 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1990 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | UKF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
ARPT UNATTENDED THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; REIL 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 126.625 (336-696-3788) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GEV (20 nm NW): | 120.675 (336-982-5555) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr024/22.4 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ASHEE | | 146/16.6 | | 410 | | 07W | | JUH | .--- ..- .... |
| ZEPHYR | | 262/18.7 | | 326 | | 08W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| HEMLOCK | | 086/38.1 | | 320 | | 02W | | BAR | -... .- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
FUELING DURING REGULAR FBO BUSINESS HOURS, PLUS 24 HOURS CALL-OUT SERVICE (WITH PRIOR ARRANGEMENT AND/OR A CALLOUT FEE); CALL FBO FOR DETAILS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6200 x 100 ft. / 1890 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-12.905365N | | 36-13.926887N |
| Longitude: | 081-05.901543W | | 081-05.931212W |
| Elevation: | 1247.0 ft. | | 1303.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 359 true | | 187 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 01 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 992 ft. from runway, 589 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
2 FT BRUSH 49 FT FM THR OFFSET 298 L OF CNTRLN. | | 61 ft. trees, 297 ft. from runway, 384 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
22 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 247 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WILKES COUNTY
110 NORTH STREET
WILKESBORO, NC 28697
Phone 336-651-7345 |
| Manager: | ROBERT GOSS
640 WOOD WALLACE
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
Phone 336-696-2000
FOR SVC AFTER HOURS CALL NUMBER POSTED ON DOOR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 April 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RWY ENDS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 January 2020 at 0901Z to 27 Feburary 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 01 | |
download (254KB) |
| ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 01 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (284KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KGEV - Ashe County Airport (20 nm NW)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (28 nm S)
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (30 nm NE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 18-Oct-2010
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Feb-2020
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2020 00:23:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Feb-2020 19:23:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KUKF | 192335Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A3041 RMK AO2
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KGEV
20nm NW | 192355Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 A3033 RMK AO2 T00301079 10061 20030
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KHKY
32nm SW | 191744Z 1918/2018 07005KT P6SM OVC070 FM201300 04004KT 6SM BR SCT030 OVC050 PROB30 2013/2016 4SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM201600 05005KT 2SM -SHSN BR SCT004 OVC008
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