Nonstop flight route between Inyokern, California, United States and Marrakech, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States and Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), Marrakech, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,936 miles (or 9,554 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 Marrakesh Menara 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 Marrakesh Menara 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: | RAK / GMMX |
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Location: | Marrakech, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°36'24"N by 8°2'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | ONDA and Royal Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1545 feet (471 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAK |
More Information: | RAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- The closest airport to Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Trona Airport (TRH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- Inyokern Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Inyokern, in Kern County, California, United States.
Facts about Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK):
- In addition to being known as "Marrakesh Menara Airport", other names for RAK include "Aéroport Marrakech Ménara" and "مطار مراكش المنارة".
- Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Marrakesh Menara Airport handled 3,373,475 passengers last year.
- Currently Menara Airport has formally two passenger terminals, but these are more or less combined to form one large terminal.
- The furthest airport from Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Marrakesh Menara Airport (meaning Marrakesh Menara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- Aircraft parking space of 125,000 square metres supports up to fourteen Boeing 737s and four Boeing 747s.
- The closest airport to Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) is Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SE of RAK.