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IKB to LUK: distance & flight time
North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County Airport) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field)
269 mi
434 km · 234 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
269 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, 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 LUK
Frequently asked questions
How far is IKB from LUK?
The flight distance from North Wilkesboro (IKB) to Cincinnati (LUK) is 269 miles (434 km, 234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKB to LUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 LUK?
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