FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ZEF |
| Lat/Long: | 36-16-48.0850N / 080-47-09.8470W
36-16.801417N / 080-47.164117W
36.2800236 / -80.7860686
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1068 ft. / 325.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1970) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of ELKIN, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28621 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2068 ft. MSL
MIN ALT 500' AGL BASE TURN TO FINAL RWY 25. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 & REIL RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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| BZMr048/33.1 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ZEPHYR | | 242/3.6 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| MOUNT AIRY | | 250/13.3 | | 223 | | 07W | | AZW | .- --.. .-- |
| WILKI | | 062/18.1 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| DAVIE | | 330/27.2 | | 354 | | 06W | | DVZ | -.. ...- --.. |
| HILLSVILLE | | 183/29.0 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
24 HR SELF SERVICE W/ CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4003 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: | 36-16.669517N | | 36-16.932533N |
| Longitude: | 080-47.537267W | | 080-46.789917W |
| Elevation: | 1067.0 ft. | | 1037.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 070 magnetic, 067 true | | 250 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
07 & 25 VASI OPER CONT. | | 2-box VASI on left (4.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN DUE TO TREES |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, 290 ft. from runway, 72 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
3 FT- BUSHES 0-100 FT FM END OF RY, 40 FT RIGHT & 60 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 14 FT TREE 47 FT FM END OF RY, 121 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 27 ft. tree, 205 ft. from runway, 154 ft. right of centerline
4 FT BUSHES 0-135 FT FM END OF RY, 76 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 7 FT BUSH 100 FT FM END OF RY, 170 FT LEFT 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 336-835-9800 |
| Manager: | STEVE (SANDY) SHORE
598 CC CAMP ROAD
ELKIN, NC 28621
Phone 336-366-3433 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BOTH RYS HAVE DROP-OFF/DEPRESSIONS IN RY SAFETY AREA 120' FM THR; 0 BOTH. |
| - | 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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken late October 2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:35:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 19:35:56 |
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| METAR |
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KUKF
16nm W | 100022Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM OVC002 01/01 A2971 RMK AO1
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KMWK
16nm NE | 100020Z AUTO 05004KT 7SM OVC006 02/M01 A2970 RMK AO2
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KINT
29nm E | 092354Z 05005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC003 01/00 A2973 RMK AO2 UPB15E16 PRESFR SLP071 P0005 60010 T00110000 10028 20011 58022
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KHLX
29nm N | 100002Z AUTO 16005KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 02/01 A2965 RMK AO2
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KINT
29nm E | 092322Z 1000/1024 03005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC003 TEMPO 1000/1002 5SM BR FM100200 VRB05KT 5SM BR OVC003 FM100800 28015G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1017/1021 29030G50KT
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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