FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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 | | 113.75 | | 06W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL: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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 26 ft. trees, 394 ft. from runway, 147 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 331 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 56 FT TREES 171 FT FM THR OFFSET 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 |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 07 SAFETY AREA HAS 80+ FT DROP-OFF AT END AND 90 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | RWY 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. |
- | RWY 25 HAS UP TO 100+ FT DROP-OFF FIRST 600 FT AND 90 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. |
- | RWY 25 HAS UNMARKED POWER LINES 800 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (208KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (206KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:10 | | 01:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jul-2025 00:05:05 |
Local (UTC-4) | 15-Jul-2025 20:05:05 |
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METAR |
KUKF 16nm W | 160000Z AUTO 13012G16KT 10SM SCT025 BKN033 27/21 A3014 RMK AO2
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KMWK 16nm NE | 152355Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3010 RMK AO2 T02940235 10310 20288
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KINT 29nm E | 151954Z 23007KT 10SM SCT033 32/23 A3007
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KHLX 29nm N | 152355Z AUTO 14005KT 5SM RA SCT050 BKN095 OVC110 21/20 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N THRU S P0005
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TAF |
KINT 29nm E | 151720Z 1518/1618 18006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1520/1524 2SM TSRA BKN035CB FM160900 21005KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015 FM161000 22007KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM161400 23010KT P6SM OVC015 FM161700 23011G18KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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