Nonstop flight route between Inyokern, California, United States and Ylivieska, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States and Ylivieska Airfield (YLI), Ylivieska, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,251 miles (or 8,450 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 Ylivieska Airfield, 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 Ylivieska Airfield. 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: | YLI / EFYL |
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Location: | Ylivieska, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°3'16"N by 24°43'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Ylivieska |
Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLI |
More Information: | YLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- Inyokern Airport (IYK) has 3 runways.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Trona Airport (TRH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of IYK.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Ylivieska Airfield (YLI):
- Because of Ylivieska Airfield's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Ylivieska Airfield 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.
- Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of YLI.
- In addition to being known as "Ylivieska Airfield", another name for YLI is "Ylivieskan lentokenttä".