Nonstop flight route between Sayaboury, Laos and Inyokern, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(19°13'58"N by 101°43'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°39'30"N by 117°49'45"W)
Distance from ZBY to IYK:
7,844.87 miles (12,625.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sayaboury Airport (ZBY), Sayaboury, Laos and Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,845 miles (or 12,625 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 Sayaboury 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 Sayaboury 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: | ZBY / VLSB |
| Airport Name: | Sayaboury Airport |
| Location: | Sayaboury, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°13'58"N by 101°43'58"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBY |
| More Information: | ZBY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sayaboury Airport (ZBY):
- The furthest airport from Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Sayaboury Airport (meaning Sayaboury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,415 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Sayaboury Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Sayaboury 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 Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) NNE of ZBY.
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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Inyokern Airport covers an area of 1,640 acres at an elevation of 2,457 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.68 miles (86.40 km) NNE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos |     |
| 2 | 94.67 miles (152.36 km) E | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 3 | 101.53 miles (163.40 km) N | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 4 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) SSE | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 5 | 110.08 miles (177.15 km) NW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 6 | 121.27 miles (195.17 km) N | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 7 | 123.94 miles (199.47 km) S | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 8 | 127.74 miles (205.57 km) SW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 9 | 130.28 miles (209.67 km) WNW | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 10 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 145.30 miles (233.85 km) NW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 160.26 miles (257.91 km) WSW | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 13 | 170.83 miles (274.92 km) NNE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) SSW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 15 | 183.84 miles (295.86 km) W | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,063.71 miles (19,414.61 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,034.12 miles (19,366.99 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,970.85 miles (19,265.16 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,953.87 miles (19,237.84 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,937.84 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,937.84 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,935.42 miles (19,208.15 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,932.70 miles (19,203.78 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 9 | 11,914.66 miles (19,174.73 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,914.66 miles (19,174.73 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,903.86 miles (19,157.36 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,889.54 miles (19,134.31 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,868.60 miles (19,100.61 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,861.94 miles (19,089.89 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,855.54 miles (19,079.59 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 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 | |