FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | 06W (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of NORTH WILKESBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28659 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| 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: | MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 01, PAPI RY 01 & PAPI RY 19, REIL 19 AND 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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| WILKI | | 006/6.6 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| ZEPHYR | | 259/18.7 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| MOUNT AIRY | | 258/28.6 | | 223 | | 07W | | AZW | .- --.. .-- |
| HILLSVILLE | | 208/35.0 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| DAVIE | | 307/36.3 | | 354 | | 06W | | DVZ | -.. ...- --.. |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 112/36.9 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
| 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 good 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: | 005 magnetic, 359 true | | 185 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) | | 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 283 ft. from runway, 461 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
40 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 400 RIGHT & 11 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 336 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 23 ft. trees, 218 ft. from runway, 272 ft. left of centerline
20 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 426 FT RIGHT. |
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: | DAVID PREVETTE
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: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 40% | local general aviation | | 30% | air taxi | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RY ENDS. |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 01 | |
download (239KB) |
| GPS RWY 01 | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (141KB) |
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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:12:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:12:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KUKF | 131155Z AUTO 32003KT 7SM SCT002 SCT047 BKN100 20/20 A3000 RMK AO2
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KGEV
20nm NW | 131155Z AUTO 31003KT 2SM +RA SCT002 BKN021 OVC026 18/17 A3004 RMK AO2 P0040 60040 70100 T01770165 10206 20177
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KHKY
32nm SW | 131120Z 1312/1412 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN002 OVC008 FM131330 26003KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN012 FM131430 25006KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 1318/1321 27010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN030CB FM140000 31006KT P6SM BKN040
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