Nonstop flight route between Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Inyokern, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS), Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,814 miles (or 9,357 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport 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: | LGS / SAMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35掳29'35"S by 69掳34'27"W |
| Area Served: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
| More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IYK / KIYK |
| Airport Name: | Inyokern Airport |
| Location: | Inyokern, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35掳39'30"N by 117掳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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS):
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malarg眉e "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n"".
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):
- Beginning in the 1950s, regular glider records were set out of Inyokern in various sources of lift.
- 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.
- Inyokern Airport covers an area of 1,640 acres at an elevation of 2,457 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,366 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, R茅union.
- 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.
