Wilkes County Airport
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| Wilkes County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: IKB – ICAO: KUKF – FAA LID: UKF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Wilkes County | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,301 ft / 396.5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 36°13′22″N 081°05′54″W / 36.22278°N 81.09833°WCoordinates: 36°13′22″N 081°05′54″W / 36.22278°N 81.09833°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 6,200 | 1,890 | Asphalt |
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[1] by the FAA and IKB[2] by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KUKF.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for UKF (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ a b Great Circle Mapper: IKB/KUKF - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (Wilkes County Airport)
- ^ AirNav: KUKF - Wilkes County Airport
[edit] External links
- Wilkes County Airport PDF (264 KiB) at North Carolina DOT
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KUKF
- ASN accident history for UKF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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