Nonstop flight route between Wageningen, Suriname and Inyokern, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), Wageningen, Suriname and Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,379 miles (or 7,048 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 Wageningen Airstrip and Inyokern 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 Wageningen Airstrip and Inyokern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGI / SMWA |
Airport Name: | Wageningen Airstrip |
Location: | Wageningen, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'0"N by 56°37'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AGI |
More Information: | AGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IYK / KIYK |
Airport Name: | Inyokern Airport |
Location: | Inyokern, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°39'30"N by 117°49'45"W |
Area Served: | Inyokern, California |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Wells Valley Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2457 feet (749 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from IYK |
More Information: | IYK Maps & Info |
Facts about Wageningen Airstrip (AGI):
- Because of Wageningen Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Wageningen Airstrip 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.
- The furthest airport from Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Wageningen Airstrip (meaning Wageningen Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Totness Airstrip (TOT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of AGI.
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- Beginning in the 1950s, regular glider records were set out of Inyokern in various sources of lift.
- Presently Inyokern Airport is the home to Sierra Soaring Club, which operates a Cessna 182 for towing gliders, a Blanik L-23 for rides and instruction, and a Schweizer 1-35 and Standard Cirrus for wave flights and cross country soaring.
- The closest airport to Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Trona Airport (TRH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of IYK.
- Inyokern Airport (IYK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,366 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In the wake of the drag strip's closing, the airport has been actively promoting its use for film shoots, with the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission marketing it as "the region's #1 filming location".