Nonstop flight route between North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States and Kiev, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(36°13'22"N by 81°5'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°20'40"N by 30°53'35"E)
Distance from IKB to KBP:
5,168.28 miles (8,317.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilkes County Airport (IKB), North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,168 miles (or 8,318 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wilkes County Airport and Boryspil International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wilkes County Airport and Boryspil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKB / KUKF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°13'22"N by 81°5'53"W |
| Area Served: | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Wilkes County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1301 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKB |
| More Information: | IKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBP / UKBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kiev, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°20'40"N by 30°53'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kyiv/Kiev, Ukraine |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBP |
| More Information: | KBP Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilkes County Airport (IKB):
- The closest airport to Wilkes County Airport (IKB) is Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of IKB.
- The furthest airport from Wilkes County Airport (IKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Wilkes County Airport", another name for IKB is "UKF".
- Wilkes County Airport (IKB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):
- Terminal F was opened on 21 September 2010 by President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych as a home base for Ukraine International Airlines.
- The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
- By the 1980s, Boryspil had begun receiving limited international flights.
- In the late 1980s, Mikheil Saakashvili, the current president of Georgia, served his conscript service in the Soviet border guard's Boryspil Separate Group that was maintaining border control in the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
- Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- A new runway will be constructed from 2012 to 2014.
- Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
- The Ukrainian government's air fleet is based at Boryspil.
- The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) SSW | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) SW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 49.26 miles (79.28 km) E | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 51.33 miles (82.61 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) WNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 61.68 miles (99.26 km) SSE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 65.34 miles (105.16 km) E | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 67.33 miles (108.35 km) NNE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) S | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 73.73 miles (118.66 km) SSE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 74.39 miles (119.72 km) N | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) WNW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 78.07 miles (125.64 km) NNE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 95.38 miles (153.50 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 95.73 miles (154.05 km) W | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,508.41 miles (18,520.95 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,487.45 miles (18,487.21 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,466.28 miles (18,453.15 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,456.02 miles (18,436.64 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,442.96 miles (18,415.62 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,426.62 miles (18,389.31 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,419.61 miles (18,378.04 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,417.99 miles (18,375.43 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,384.54 miles (18,321.59 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,372.39 miles (18,302.04 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,362.82 miles (18,286.65 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,362.43 miles (18,286.02 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,331.81 miles (18,236.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,331.23 miles (18,235.80 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,315.00 miles (18,209.68 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.86 miles (31.96 km) WNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 74.06 miles (119.19 km) N | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 95.22 miles (153.24 km) W | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 124.91 miles (201.02 km) ESE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 142.56 miles (229.43 km) SE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) N | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 7 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) SE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 8 | 223.01 miles (358.90 km) SW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 9 | 231.86 miles (373.15 km) SSE | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 233.86 miles (376.35 km) SE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 237.75 miles (382.62 km) WSW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) E | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 242.85 miles (390.83 km) NE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 14 | 251.18 miles (404.23 km) E | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 15 | 251.73 miles (405.11 km) N | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,082.15 miles (17,834.95 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,644.95 miles (17,131.34 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,635.60 miles (17,116.30 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,630.59 miles (17,108.23 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,612.47 miles (17,079.07 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,609.87 miles (17,074.89 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,604.77 miles (17,066.68 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,598.97 miles (17,057.34 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,587.84 miles (17,039.43 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,578.43 miles (17,024.29 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,570.59 miles (17,011.67 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,570.10 miles (17,010.88 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,568.86 miles (17,008.89 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,567.88 miles (17,007.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,566.76 miles (17,005.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |