FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 09-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 15:12:11 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Jul-2008 11:12:11 |
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| METAR |
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KUKF
16nm W | 091501Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 30/20 A3007 RMK AO1
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KMWK
16nm NE | 082227Z AUTO 26005KT 7SM +RA BKN030 BKN049 OVC085 24/20 A3009 RMK AO2 P0005
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KINT
29nm E | 091454Z 23007KT 7SM CLR 26/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02560200 58000
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KHLX
29nm N | 091500Z AUTO 25010G15KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3013 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KINT
29nm E | 091422Z 091412 22006KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1417 BKN015 FM1700 23013KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1719 BKN025CB FM1900 23013KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM0600 22007KT 3SM BR SCT005 BKN100
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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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