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IKB to BED: distance & flight time
North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
678 mi
1,091 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- IKB — Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro, United States
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IKB
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport70 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport33 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport37 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport40 mi away
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IKB from BED?
The flight distance from North Wilkesboro (IKB) to Bedford (BED) is 678 miles (1,091 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKB to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IKB to BED?
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