FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 78A |
| Lat/Long: | 36-12-10.2136N 080-52-03.7092W
36-12.170227N 080-52.061820W
36.2028371,-80.8676970
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1137 ft. / 346.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of JONESVILLE, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28642 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKF (11 nm W): | 126.625 (336-696-3788) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr048/27.0 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 125 ft. / 792 x 38 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 36-12.160833N | | 36-12.148902N |
| Longitude: | 080-52.381167W | | 080-51.852630W |
| Elevation: | 1090.1 ft. | | 1136.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 092 true | | 277 magnetic, 272 true |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 41 ft. from runway, 107 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. road, 25 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 921 x 125 ft. / 281 x 38 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 36-12.140333N | | 36-12.286833N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.930667W | | 080-51.882000W |
| Elevation: | 1132.6 ft. | | 1128.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 015 true | | 200 magnetic, 195 true |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 12 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 02 HAS 59 FT TREE 60 FT FROM THR OFFSET 29 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 49 ft. trees, 1 ft. from runway, 104 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 20 HAS 11-60 FT TREES 0-50 FT FROM THR BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN WHICH HIDE +3 FT FENCE 20 FT FROM THR 0 FT LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HOLLIDAY AND SHELLY OBRECHT
P. O. BOX 675
JONESVILLE, NC 28642
Phone 704-495-9784 |
| Manager: | HOLLIDAY H OBRECHT III
P.O. BOX 675
JONESVILLE, NC 28642
Phone 704-495-9784 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | RWY 02/20 AS 60+ FT TREES ALONG BOTH SIDES AND NOT REGULARLY MAINTAINED DUE TO WET AREAS. |
| - | TOWER INVOF RWY 28 LEFT BASE. |
| - | 4 FT FENCE ALONG LEFT EDGE RWY 10. |
| - | NO LINE-OF-SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS. |
| - | RWY 10 SLPS UPHILL; RWY 02 FIRST HALF SLPS UPHILL. |
| - | FARM EQUIP ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 78A.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (6 nm NE)
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (11 nm W)
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (22 nm NE)
8A7 - Twin Lakes Airport (26 nm SE)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (27 nm S)
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Times for 17-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jul-2025 01:38:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-Jul-2025 21:38:33 |
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KUKF
11nm W | 180120Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3016 RMK AO2
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KMWK
22nm NE | 180115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 24/21 A3013 RMK AO2 T02380210
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KINT
32nm E | 172143Z 1722/1818 VRB08G16KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB BKN100 TEMPO 1722/1724 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM180100 24005KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 AMD NOT SKED
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KHKY
37nm SW | 172008Z 1720/1818 23009KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 BKN090CB TEMPO 1720/1723 6SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM172300 25004KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB FM180100 23002KT P6SM FEW230 FM181100 22003KT P6SM FEW060 SCT230 PROB30 1816/1818 6SM TSRA BR BKN220CB
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