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 in the northern part of North Carolina in the south atlantic United States. Closest City to the Center of Wilkes County, NC: Fairplains, North Carolina. Cities in Wilkes County, NC: Fairplains, Mulberry, North Wilkesboro, Cricket, Hays, Millers Creek, Wilkesboro, Moravian Falls, Ronda, Pleasant Hill, Elkin.