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NC50

Skyland Airport
Jefferson, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	NC50
Lat/Long:	36-27-36.4540N 081-21-41.3540W 36-27.607567N 081-21.689233W 36.4601261,-81.3614872 (estimated)
Elevation:	2860 ft. / 872 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	6 miles E of JEFFERSON, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28617

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1976
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at GEV (3 nm SW):	120.675 (336-982-5555)
WX AWOS-3 at UKF (19 nm SE):	126.625 (336-696-3788)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BZMr357/36.0		BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME		113.75		06W
HMVr092/37.1		HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC		114.60		04W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HEMLOCK		056/31.1		320		02W		BAR	-... .- .-.

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	1460 x 20 ft. / 445 x 6 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JAMES M. STUMP 225 FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH RD JEFFERSON, NC 28640 Phone 336-982-2503
Manager:	JAMES M. STUMP 225 FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH RD JEFFERSON, NC 28640 Phone 336-982-3899

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NC50.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGEV - Ashe County Airport (3 nm SW)
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (19 nm SE)
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (23 nm W)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (26 nm N)
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (30 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	11:48
Sunrise	07:14	12:14
Sunset	18:05	23:05
Evening civil twilight	18:31	23:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Feb-2026 07:34:49
Local (UTC-5)	15-Feb-2026 02:34:49

METAR

KGEV 3nm SW	150715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM RA BKN048 BKN065 OVC085 05/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00531032
KUKF 19nm SE	150715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN060 OVC085 06/02 A3012 RMK AO2

TAF

KHKY
43nm S

150520Z 1506/1606 16002KT P6SM OVC070 PROB30 1509/1514 6SM -RA SCT020 OVC040 FM151400 05003KT 4SM -RA BKN020 OVC040 FM151600 04004KT 2SM RA BR OVC006 FM152000 03006KT 2SM RA SCT002 OVC004 FM160200 02006KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC006 FM160400 01005KT P6SM SCT060

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