Wilkes County
UKF · KUKF · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wilkes County · map
Wilkes County is a public-use airport owned by Wilkes County, 4 miles northeast of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1,303 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 6,201 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 38 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 10,100 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KUKF · observed 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KUKF 121750Z AUTO 32006KT 270V350 10SM CLR 25/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- C182 at 6,000 ft, 19 nm south, 1:21 pm EDT (17:21 UTC): remarks: mountain wave ZTLFD-45.
as filed, and in English
HKY UA /OV BZM080010/TM 1721/FL060/TP C182/RM MTN WAVE ZTLFD-45
- Report
- a routine report filed through HKY
- Where
- 10 nm east (080°) of BZM
- Time
- 17:21 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C182
- Remarks
- mountain wave ZTLFD-45
- B38M at 36,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-15.
as filed, and in English
PSK UA /OV PSK180030/TM 1631/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZTLFD-15
- Report
- a routine report filed through PSK
- Where
- 30 nm south (180°) of PSK
- Time
- 16:31 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- continuous light
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-15
- C182 at 8,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 12:09 pm EDT (16:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-45.
as filed, and in English
HKY UA /OV BZM270020/TM 1609/FL080/TP C182/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD-45
- Report
- a routine report filed through HKY
- Where
- 20 nm west (270°) of BZM
- Time
- 16:09 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C182
- Turbulence
- moderate chop
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-45
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (GSP, 97 nm southwest), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 330° at 14 kt; 6,000 ft: 360° at 26 kt, 17 °C; 9,000 ft: 360° at 22 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 330° at 20 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 27 kt, -5 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA UKF · ICAO KUKF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wilkes County
- Elevation
- 1,303 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1990
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 6,201 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 9 ft high 260 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 62 ft high 632 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Hickory and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.15 | |
| Ukf and aWOS-3 | 126.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 336-696-3788.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Elkin Municipal (16 nm east), Ashe County (20 nm northwest), Statesville Regional (28 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 01; runway end identifier lights 19; PAPI runway 01 and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport unatndd thanksgiving and christmas.
- 10 feet brush 50 feet from threshold offset 436 feet R of centerline.
- 33 feet trees 89 feet from threshold offset 285 feet L of centerline.
- Runway 01 PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
- There is an unlighted water tank in the approach of runway 01.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 25 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in North Wilkesboro from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: 4 piston singles, 3 business jets, 2 turboprops. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 14 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners.
- Gary Garavaglia private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Statesville, NC (28 nm) · (704) 340-8924 · garygara@gmail.com
- John William Dennis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Statesville, NC (28 nm) · (770) 595-9395 · johnwdennis0@gmail.com
- Brandon NeSmith private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, NC (32 nm) · (828) 638-5370 · tablerockaviation@gmail.com
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Signature Flight Support · Winston Salem, NC (43 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · gmboone1960@gmail.com
- Melissa Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lincolnton - Lincoln County Airport · Iton Station, NC (46 nm) · (757) 435-7865 · bogeee71@gmail.com
All 30 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in North Wilkesboro 9 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 3 business jets, 2 turboprops
- Emmanuel Group 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 306 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,129 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/UKF.json.
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 9, 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.