Nonstop flight route between Inyokern, California, United States and Chernihiv, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States and Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), Chernihiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,135 miles (or 9,873 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 Inyokern Airport and Chernihiv 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 Inyokern Airport and Chernihiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEJ / UKKL |
Airport Name: | Chernihiv Airport |
Location: | Chernihiv, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEJ |
More Information: | CEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- 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.
- Beginning in the 1950s, regular glider records were set out of Inyokern in various sources of lift.
- 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.
- Inyokern Airport (IYK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Trona Airport (TRH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of IYK.
- The Inyokern Airport Dragstrip opened in 1954, and was the second oldest continuously operating dragstrip in the United States, behind Thornhill Dragstrip in Kenton, KY which opened in 1953.
Facts about Chernihiv Airport (CEJ):
- The closest airport to Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Boryspil International Airport (KBP), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of CEJ.
- The furthest airport from Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Chernihiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Chernihiv 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.
- Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) has 2 runways.