Wilkes County Airport

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North Wilkesboro Weather

METAR: KUKF 290440Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M06 A3014 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KUKF (0.3 NM at True Heading of 194)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1020.7
Temperature: 7 C (44.6 F)
Dewpoint: -6 C (21.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
36-13-24.9676N (36.223602)
Longitude: 
081-05-54.9827W (-81.098606)
Elevation: 
1303.1 feet MSL (397 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.9 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. NE of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DUSTIN CAUDILL
640 WOOD WALLACE
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
336-696-2000
WILKES COUNTY
110 NORTH STREET
WILKESBORO, NC 28697
336-651-7345

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
06/1990
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2303 feet (702 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
UKF
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  25
Multi Engine:  6
Jet Engine:  5
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 07/05/2021)

Total Operations:  10100
Air Taxi:  1500 14.9%
GA Local:  5000 49.5%
GA Itinerant:  3500 34.7%
Military Aircraft:  100 1.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
AWOS-3:  126.625 (336-696-3788)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 336

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Wilkes County Airport
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Unicom 122.7 696-2000 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Raleigh(RDU)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 01 SE-2
IAP ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 01 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 SE-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IKB

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Wilkes County Airport
(IKB KUKF UKF)
0 8 100LL, Jet A-1+
15.5 Elkin Municipal Airport
(KZEF ZEF)
77 85 100LL, Jet A-1+
19.9 Ashe County Airport
(KGEV GEV)
309 317 100LL, Jet A-1+
28.4 Statesville Regional Airport
(SVH KSVH SVH)
165 173 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
30.0 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
(KMWK MWK)
61 69 100LL, Jet A-1+
31.9 Sugar Valley Airport
(5NC2)
116 124 100LL
32.2 Hickory Regional Airport
(HKY KHKY HKY)
206 214 100LL, Jet A
34.7 Foothills Regional Airport
(MRN KMRN MRN)
225 233 100LL, Jet A-1+
36.2 Twin Lakes Airport
(8A7)
120 128 100LL
37.0 Johnson County Airport
(6A4)
288 296 100LL, Jet A+
42.8 Smith Reynolds Airport
(INT KINT INT)
96 105 100LL, Jet A
44.5 Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport
(KIPJ IPJ)
183 191 100LL, Jet A-1+
44.6 Mid-Carolina Regional Airport
(SRW KRUQ RUQ)
140 148 100LL, Jet A-1+
46.2 Meadow Brook Field Airport
(N63)
83 92 100LL
46.6 Avery County/Morrison Field Airport
(7A8)
249 256 100LL, Jet A-1+
46.8 Davidson County Exec Airport
(EXX KEXX EXX)
124 132 100LL, Jet A+
53.0 Virginia Highlands Airport
(VJI KVJI VJI)
301 308 100LL, Jet A
53.6 Shiflet Field Airport
(9A9)
235 242 80, 100LL
53.6 Hiatt Airport
(N97)
115 124 100LL
53.6 Concord-Padgett Regional Airport
(KJQF JQF)
159 167 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAMS within

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NM of KUKF

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KUKF

Remarks

A110-1 DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 NO LINE OF SIGHT BTWN RWY ENDS.
A110-4 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A16 FOR SVC AFTER HOURS CALL NUMBER POSTED ON DOOR.
A17 ARPT UNATTENDED THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS.
A43-01 RWY 01 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A58-01 7 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 274 R OF CNTRLN AND 10 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 299 L OF CNTRLN.
A58-19 34 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 363 FT R OF CNTRLN AND 31 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 291 FT L OF CNTRLN.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUELING DURING REGULAR FBO BUSINESS HOURS, PLUS 24 HOURS CALL-OUT SERVICE (WITH PRIOR ARRANGEMENT AND/OR A CALLOUT FEE); CALL FBO FOR DETAILS.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; REIL 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19; TWY LGTS - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 01/19
Longest Runway: 01/19 is 6200 ft (1890 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 01

IKB Airport Runway Details

Runway 01/19  6200 ft x 100 ft (1890 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 05/25/2012
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  45.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0

Runway 01

Runway 19

Elevation: 
1247.0 1303.1
Latitude: 
36-12-54.3219N 36-13-55.6132N
Longitude: 
081-05-54.0926W 081-05-55.8727W
Runway True Alignment: 
359 179
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
8 41
Distance from End: 
271 228
Object Centerline Offset: 
231 ft. right of centerline 315 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
No Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
59 47

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

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