KUKF
Wilkes County Airport
VFR
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Name
Wilkes County Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KUKF / IKB / KUKF
- Type
- Region
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Timezone
2:35 am (EST)
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Municipality
North Wilkesboro
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Coordinates
36° 13′ 22″ N 81° 5′ 53″ E
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Elevation
1’301 ft (397 m MSL)
About Wilkes County Airport
Wilkes County Airport (IATA: IKB, ICAO: KUKF, FAA LID: UKF) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of North Wilkesboro, a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers 237 acres (96 ha) and has one runway.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Wilkes County Airport is assigned UKF by the FAA and IKB by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KUKF.