FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 Savings 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: | APR-SEP 0800-2000, OCT-MAR 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+ |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 121 ft. tree, 1471 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
18 FT TREE 110 FT FM RY 96 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 159 ft. tree, 1958 ft. from runway, 370 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear |
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 SHORE
598 CC CAMP ROAD
ELKIN, NC 28621
Phone 336-366-3433 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2007 | |
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 OR 336-874-2911, 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 04:50:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2008 23:50:40 |
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| METAR |
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KUKF
16nm W | 020422Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3002 RMK AO1
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KMWK
16nm NE | 020422Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 01/M02 A3000 RMK AO2
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KINT
29nm E | 020354Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW065 02/M04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00221039
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KHLX
29nm N | 020441Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM M01/M06 A2997 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KINT
29nm E | 012338Z 0200/0224 26007KT P6SM SCT050 FM020900 24006KT P6SM BKN040 FM022300 24004KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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