FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | ZEF |
Lat/Long: | 36-16-48.0000N 080-47-09.8000W 36-16.800000N 080-47.163333W 36.2800000,-80.7860556 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1067.2 ft. / 325.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (2015) |
From city: | 3 miles NE of ELKIN, NC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 28621 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
Pattern altitude: | MIN ALT 500 FT AGL BASE TURN TO FINAL RWY 25. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
WX AWOS-3 at UKF (15 nm W): | 126.625 (336-696-3788) |
WX AWOS-3 at MWK (16 nm NE): | 121.125 (336-789-2299) |
- 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 |
BZMr048/33.1 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ZEPHYR | | 246/3.4 | | 326 | | 08W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
ASHEE | | 117/27.5 | | 410 | | 07W | | JUH | .--- ..- .... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 24 HR SELF SERVICE W/ CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 36-16.669232N | | 36-16.932188N |
Longitude: | 080-47.537362W | | 080-46.790572W |
Elevation: | 1067.0 ft. | | 1036.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 067 true | | 255 magnetic, 247 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL 7 DEG LEFT AND RIGHT OF RCL. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL 9 DEG RIGHT OF RCL. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 354 ft. from runway, 89 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 369 ft. from runway, 228 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear 31 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM END OF RWY, 228 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TOWN OF ELKIN TOWN HALL - PO BOX 857 ELKIN, NC 28621 Phone (336) 794-6464 |
Manager: | STEVE (SANDY) SHORE 1598 CC CAMP ROAD ELKIN, NC 28621 Phone 336-366-3433 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | 52% | local general aviation | 45% | transient general aviation | 3% | military | * for 12-month period ending 25 June 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 07 HAS DROP-OFF/DEPRESSIONS IN RY SAFETY AREA 90 FT FM THLD AND BOTH SIDES. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | RY 25 HAS AN UPHILL GRADE. |
- | FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL (336)-874-7171, (336)-874-2931, (336)-366-7994, OR (336)-926-6243. |
- | FOR CD 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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (219KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (215KB) |
NDB-A | |
download (210KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (15 nm W)
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (16 nm NE)
8A7 - Twin Lakes Airport (27 nm SE)
KINT - Smith Reynolds Airport (29 nm E)
KHLX - Twin County Airport (29 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 15-Oct-2015
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
Sunset | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2021 23:56:44 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2021 19:56:44 |
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METAR |
KUKF 16nm W | 182335Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM BKN085 16/04 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMWK 16nm NE | 182255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 SCT100 18/03 A2987 RMK AO2 T01790029
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KINT 29nm E | 182254Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02000028
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KHLX 29nm N | 182335Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM BKN065 BKN080 14/00 A2986 RMK AO2 T01370002
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TAF |
KINT 29nm E | 181720Z 1818/1918 VRB05KT P6SM BKN070 BKN180 FM190200 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM191400 03005KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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