Wilkes County (UKF)

Airport information: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

ICAO code: KUKF
FAA identifier: UKF
FAA site number: 16985.*A
City / state: North Wilkesboro, NC
County: Wilkes
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 36°13'24.97" N
81°05'54.99" W
Elevation: 1303.4 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 8° W (2020)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Wilkes County
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 259 acres
From downtown: 4 NM northeast
Sectional chart: Cincinnati
Activated: 06/1990

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: All months, all days, dawn-dusk
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A-1+
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Charter, flight instruction
ARTCC: Atlanta (ZTL)
Flight service: Raleigh (RDU)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: UKF
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Airport manager: Dustin Caudill
336-696-2000
Last FAA inspection: 08/16/2024

FAA remarks

Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
No line of sight between runway ends.
For CD contact Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
There is an unlighted water tank in the approach of runway 01.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

ICAO code: KUKF
FAA identifier: UKF
Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States
Elevation: 1303.4 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 36.2236, -81.09861

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
01 / 19	6,201 × 100 ft	Asphalt, excellent

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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