Nonstop flight route between Inyokern, California, United States and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(35°39'30"N by 117°49'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°32'48"N by 93°34'36"W)
Distance from IYK to YYH:
2,513.82 miles (4,045.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States and Taloyoak Airport (YYH), Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,514 miles (or 4,046 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 Taloyoak 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 Taloyoak 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: | YYH / CYYH |
| Airport Name: | Taloyoak Airport |
| Location: | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°32'48"N by 93°34'36"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYH |
| More Information: | YYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- Beginning in the 1950s, regular glider records were set out of Inyokern in various sources of lift.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,149 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 11,081 enplanements in 2009, and 11,109 in 2010.
- 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.
- 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 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 Taloyoak Airport (YYH):
- Because of Taloyoak Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Taloyoak 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.
- The closest airport to Taloyoak Airport (YYH) is Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) SW of YYH.
- Taloyoak Airport (YYH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Taloyoak Airport (YYH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,768 miles (15,720 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.13 miles (48.49 km) ENE | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.21 miles (72.75 km) SSW | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 3 | 49.88 miles (80.28 km) SW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 4 | 52.12 miles (83.88 km) S | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 5 | 67.09 miles (107.98 km) SSW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 6 | 70.78 miles (113.91 km) WSW | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 7 | 72.37 miles (116.47 km) ESE | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 8 | 72.55 miles (116.76 km) SSW | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 9 | 73.68 miles (118.58 km) WNW | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) W | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.53 miles (124.78 km) SSE | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 80.96 miles (130.29 km) SE | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| 13 | 83.21 miles (133.91 km) SSE | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 14 | 90.58 miles (145.77 km) WNW | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 15 | 98.58 miles (158.65 km) WNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,365.66 miles (18,291.21 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,349.98 miles (18,265.98 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,339.78 miles (18,249.56 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,335.76 miles (18,243.09 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,272.57 miles (18,141.40 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,152.56 miles (17,948.27 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,135.17 miles (17,920.27 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,098.53 miles (17,861.30 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,994.18 miles (17,693.37 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,977.66 miles (17,666.79 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,966.95 miles (17,649.54 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,964.03 miles (17,644.85 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,951.72 miles (17,625.04 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,946.57 miles (17,616.75 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,929.99 miles (17,590.08 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.28 miles (135.64 km) SW | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 116.44 miles (187.40 km) SE | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 282.17 miles (454.10 km) SE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 283.17 miles (455.72 km) W | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 284.99 miles (458.65 km) E | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 304.27 miles (489.67 km) NE | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 307.26 miles (494.49 km) E | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 309.07 miles (497.40 km) NE | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 358.42 miles (576.83 km) N | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 368.78 miles (593.49 km) SSW | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 409.23 miles (658.58 km) NE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 435.37 miles (700.66 km) SSE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 461.05 miles (741.99 km) SE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 467.17 miles (751.84 km) S | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 505.58 miles (813.65 km) S | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,767.70 miles (15,719.55 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,749.70 miles (15,690.59 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,743.55 miles (15,680.68 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,722.78 miles (15,647.26 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,697.94 miles (15,607.28 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,687.90 miles (15,591.13 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,641.76 miles (15,516.87 km) W | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,615.84 miles (15,475.15 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,609.48 miles (15,464.92 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,608.64 miles (15,463.56 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,597.68 miles (15,445.92 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,576.70 miles (15,412.16 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,571.49 miles (15,403.78 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,569.83 miles (15,401.10 km) W | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,565.43 miles (15,394.03 km) W | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |