FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UKF |
| Lat/Long: | 36-13-22.2300N / 081-05-54.0200W
36-13.370500N / 081-05.900333W
36.2228417 / -81.0983389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1301 ft. / 396.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1990) |
| 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 |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
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) |
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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| BZMr024/22.3 | | 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 | | 112/37.0 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| 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: | 36-12.905333N | | 36-13.926833N |
| Longitude: | 081-05.901667W | | 081-05.931333W |
| Elevation: | 1248.8 ft. | | 1304.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 359 true | | 185 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | 28 ft. trees, 299 ft. from runway, 329 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
50 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 450 RIGHT & 28 FT TREES 50-200 FT FM THLD 400 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 18 ft. tree, 242 ft. from runway, 246 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
20 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD 490 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: | JACK STEELMAN
640 WOOD WALLACE
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
Phone 336-696-2000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PAEW E RY 01/19 SR-SS MON-FRI. |
| - | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 01 | |
download (294KB) |
| GPS RWY 01 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 11:36:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 06:36:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KUKF | 131055Z AUTO 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3022 RMK AO1
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KGEV
20nm NW | 131055Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR M06/M12 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHKY
32nm SW | 130525Z 1306/1406 30006KT P6SM SKC FM131600 24004KT P6SM FEW240 FM140400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
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