FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UKF |
| Lat/Long: | 36-13-22.2300N / 081-05-54.0200W
36-13.370500N / 081-05.900333W
36.2228417 / -81.0983389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1301 ft. / 396.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of NORTH WILKESBORO, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28659 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | UKF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
ARPT UNATTENDED THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 01, PAPI RY 01 & PAPI RY 19, REIL 19 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 126.625 (336-696-3788) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GEV (20 nm NW): | 120.675 (336-982-5555) |
- 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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| BZMr024/22.3 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WILKI | | 006/6.6 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| ZEPHYR | | 258/18.9 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| MOUNT AIRY | | 258/28.6 | | 223 | | 07W | | AZW | .- --.. .-- |
| HILLSVILLE | | 208/35.0 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| DAVIE | | 307/36.3 | | 354 | | 06W | | DVZ | -.. ...- --.. |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 112/37.0 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6200 x 100 ft. / 1890 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-12.905333N | | 36-13.926833N |
| Longitude: | 081-05.901667W | | 081-05.931333W |
| Elevation: | 1248.8 ft. | | 1304.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 359 true | | 185 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 272 ft. from runway, 357 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+45 FT TREE 0-200 FT FM THLD 450 RIGHT. | | 74 ft. hill, 619 ft. from runway, 340 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
+20 FT TERRAIN 0-200 FT FM THLD 490 RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WILKES COUNTY
110 NORTH STREET
WILKESBORO, NC 28697
Phone 336-651-7345 |
| Manager: | JACK STEELMAN
640 WOOD WALLACE
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
Phone 336-696-2000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 01 | |
download (294KB) |
| GPS RWY 01 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KGEV - Ashe County Airport (20 nm NW)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (28 nm S)
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (30 nm NE)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Grant Gordon
As seen circa 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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 09:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:15:00 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 04:15:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KUKF | 050800Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 21/17 A2995 RMK AO1
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KGEV
20nm NW | 050759Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 OVC090 18/14 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHKY
32nm SW | 050532Z 0506/0606 22003KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 FM051400 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM051900 23007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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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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