Airports / North Carolina / IKB
Wilkes County Airport
KUKF / IKBNorth Wilkesboro, North CarolinaELEV 1,301 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wilkes County Airport, listed as KUKF / IKB, is a general aviation field in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The field lies at an elevation of 1,301 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
IKB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hickory Regional Airport (HKY, 32 nm), Smith Reynolds Airport (INT, 43 nm), and Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of IKB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from IKB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“Sat in the lobby for a while and enjoyed a cup of coffee offered by staff as we planned the next leg of our flight.”
Larry Ausley5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“Sat in the lobby for a while and enjoyed a cup of coffee offered by staff as we planned the next leg of our flight.”
Larry Ausley5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“Excellent runway, and the fuel is the cheapest around!”
Matthew Harmon5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Wilkes County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KUKF
IATA
IKB
FAA / Local
UKF
Elevation
1,301 ft
Coordinates
36.2228° N · 81.0983° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NC fields
state range 11–2,165 ft
At 1,301 ft, IKB sits higher than 92% of the 38 North Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmHKYHickory Regional AirportHickory
- 43nmINTSmith Reynolds AirportWinston Salem
- 54nmUSAConcord-Padgett Regional AirportConcord
- 57nmGSOPiedmont Triad International AirportGreensboro
- 61nmCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte
- 65nmBLFMercer County AirportBluefield
Location
Open the full mapKUKF · Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro, NC
From the ramp
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