FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| 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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (209KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 15-Oct-2015
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Mar-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 18:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Mar-2026 12:43:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Mar-2026 07:43:53 |
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| METAR |
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KUKF
16nm W | 021215Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC032 05/00 A3047 RMK AO2
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KMWK
16nm NE | 021215Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM FEW020 SCT034 BKN090 05/M01 A3045 RMK AO2 PRESRR
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KINT
29nm E | 021154Z 06012G17KT 10SM FEW080 04/M01 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP306 T00391011 $
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KHLX
29nm N | 021215Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT075 BKN090 BKN120 02/00 A3037 RMK AO2
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KINT
29nm E | 021137Z 0212/0312 06010G20KT P6SM FEW025 BKN200 FM021400 06009KT P6SM BKN025 OVC180 FM022000 06007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC018 FM030400 05005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008 FM030600 04005KT 3SM -RADZ BR OVC005 AMD NOT SKED
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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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