Embedded in the pavement of runways and taxiways, the lights automatically turn red when other traffic makes it dangerous to enter, cross, or begin takeoff. The lights provide direct, immediate alerts and require no input from controllers. In July 2013, the FAA re-scoped the program to 17 airports.
Skyland (GNIS FID: 1022654) is a populated place LOCATED WITHIN the City of Asheville. In turn, the City of Asheville is located within Buncombe County.
Wilkes County, NC, is a county located in the northern part of North Carolina near the cdp of Fairplains. Counties Neighboring Wilkes County, NC. The following Counties are next to Wilkes County, NC: Iredell is 32 miles southeast of Wilkes County, NC. Caldwell is 27.6 miles southwest of Wilkes County, NC.