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IKB to FME: distance & flight time
North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County Airport) → Fort Meade (Tipton Airport)
309 mi
497 km · 268 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
309 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, 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 FME
Frequently asked questions
How far is IKB from FME?
The flight distance from North Wilkesboro (IKB) to Fort Meade (FME) is 309 miles (497 km, 268 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKB to FME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 FME?
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