Northeast Kingdom International
EFK · KEFK · Newport, Vermont · Orleans County · map
Northeast Kingdom International is a public-use airport owned by the State of Vermont, 3 miles southwest of Newport, Vermont, 934 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,301 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KEFK · observed 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 9 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 50°F (10°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KEFK 062115Z AUTO 27009G15KT 230V290 10SM CLR 10/M02 A2999 RMK AO2 T01001020
TAF KEFK 061720Z 0618/0718 26007G15KT P6SM BKN030 FM062200 26005KT P6SM FEW030 FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071100 17008KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EFK · ICAO KEFK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Vermont
- Elevation
- 934 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,301 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,996 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 299 ft
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, gnd 68 ft high 2,188 ft from the end
- Runway 05: trees 55 ft high 475 ft from the end
- Runway 23: pole 42 ft high 850 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Efk and aWOS-3P | 118.275 | |
| Berlin and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 802-334-4427.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Newport from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Newport, Vermont: 8 piston singles, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Vermont.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior 1959.
- Gulls on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service. Mobile fuel vehicle when atndd.
- 24 hour self service. Mobile fuel vehicle when atndd.
- Extensive cracking, shoulders failed.
- Runway conditions not mnt when unatndd.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -32C.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.