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KUKF · Wilkes County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KUKF FAA UKF Elev 1,301 ft Lat 36° 13.37' N Lon 81° 5.90' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,201 ft. Max gradient: 0.90%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 359° 6,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.90%
19 179° 6,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.90%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.625
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 125.150
  • FSS RALEIGH RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 45 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23, MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23, MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and 19; MIRL Rwy 01–19; twy lgts—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23, MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23, MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (45 sentences)
  • ·342 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH WILKESBORO WILKES CO (UKF)(KUKF) 4 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º13.42´ W81º05.92´ 1303 B NOTAM FILE UKF RWY 01–19: H6201X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–60 MIRL 0.9% up N RWY 01: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 59´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·Rwy 01 PAPI unusbl byd 8º right of cntrln.
  • ·Arpt unattended Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • ·No line of sight btn rwy ends.
  • ·There is an unlgtd water tank in the apch of Rwy 01.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 336-696-2000
  • ·AWOS–3 126.625 (336) 696–3788.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 WILKESBORO RCO 122.4 (RALEIGH RADIO) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·BARRETTS MOUNTAIN (H) (H) VOR/DME 113.75 BZM Chan 84(Y) N35º52.13´ W81º14.43´ 024º 22.3 NM to fld. 1880/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–040º byd 15 NM blo 8,500´ 107º–117º byd 30 NM ILS/DME 111.55 I–UKF Chan 52(Y) Rwy 01.
  • ·DME unusable byd 15º left of centerline.
  • ·NORTHEASTERN RGNL (See EDENTON on page 309) OAK ISLAND CAPE FEAR RGNL JETPORT/HOWIE FRANKLIN FLD (SUT)(KSUT) 1 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N33º55.85´ W78º04.40´ 26 B NOTAM FILE SUT RWY 05–23: H5505X100 (ASPH) S–60, D–80 MIRL RWY 05: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–5505 TODA–5505 ASDA–5505 LDA–5505 RWY 23: TORA–5505 TODA–5505 ASDA–5505 LDA–5105
  • ·Rwy 23 PAPI unusbl byd 9 deg left and byd 8 deg right of cntrln.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hr self svc with credit card.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 910–540–0957 or 910–278–9896.
  • ·Flt trng and sightseeing opns invof arpt.
  • ·Hel flt trng and sightseeing tour opns invof arpt.
  • ·Skydiving opns. 4´ ditch 125´ each side Rwy 05–23.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 910-457-6483
  • ·AWOS–3P 124.175 (910) 457–1710.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.050 ®WILMINGTON APP/DEP CON 118.25 (1100–0400Z‡) ®WASHINGTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.025 (0400–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Wilmington Apch at 910-815-4676, or when Apch clsd ctc Washington ARTCC at 703-771-3587.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE CINCINNATI H–9B, 12H, L–25D IAP CHARLOTTE H–9C, L–35A IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 NORTH CAROLINA 343 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·GRAND STRAND (VL) (H) VORTACW 114.4 CRE Chan 91 N33º48.83´ W78º43.47´ 081º 33.3 NM to fld. 27/3W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 296º–335º DME unusable: 296º–335º VOR unusable: 000º–005º byd 40 NM 016º–020º byd 40 NM 040º–053º byd 40 NM blo 2,500´ 040º–053º byd 47 NM 060º–085º byd 40 NM 130º–140º byd 40 NM 205º–222º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 205º–222º byd 82 NM 292º–296º byd 40 NM 296º–308º byd 30NM blo 5,000´ 330º–334º byd 40 NM OAK RIDGE DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (N83) 2 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N36º11.71´ W80º00.32´ 950 NOTAM FILE RDU RWY 01–19: 2000X60 (TURF) RWY 01: Trees.
  • ·Camping avbl on arpt with PPR.
  • ·Due to slping rwys–tkofs Rwy 19 and ldgs Rwy 01. 70´ trees along both sides of rwy 70´ from cntrln.

+ 15 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 23,000 ops in 1996

2024 total

10,100

10-yr total

101,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 84% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Other 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-10-22 Bell 206B · CFIT · VMC · day →
1987-01-22 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · dawn →
1986-09-06 ELLIS VARI-EZE · Other · VMC · day →
1986-02-21 Cessna 152 · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 28 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 41 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 41 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 43 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 54 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 55 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 55 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 56 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 57 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 59 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Bruce Ralston North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
James Christopher Sparks North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Mark Shane Wages North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Luke Rowe Minton North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
James Clayton Faw Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
Virgil Paul Gottfried Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
William David Wingler Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
Matthew Scott Olson Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
Sean William Burke Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
Brian Robert Stevens Millers Creek NC 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Mark Allen Hamilton Hays NC 2 nm
Roger Alvin Spears Jr North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Sandy Ross Gregory North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Brandon Lee Moore North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Randy Gray Earp Jr North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Simion Muli Chanda North Wilkesboro NC 4 nm
Gregory Lee Wilson Roaring River NC 5 nm
Jeffrey Durham Mauldin Roaring River NC 5 nm
Virgil Paul Gottfried Wilkesboro NC 6 nm
Lance Paul Brower Wilkesboro NC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 28 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 36 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 45 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 54 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 61 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 67 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 79 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 84 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 104 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 105 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.