Nonstop flight route between Mzuzu, Malawi and Inyokern, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mzuzu Airport (ZZU), Mzuzu, Malawi and Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,009 miles (or 16,108 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 Mzuzu 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 Mzuzu 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: | ZZU / FWUU | 
| Airport Name: | Mzuzu Airport | 
| Location: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°26'40"S by 34°0'42"E | 
| Area Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4115 feet (1,254 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZZU | 
| More Information: | ZZU 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 Mzuzu Airport (ZZU):
- Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of ZZU.
- Because of Mzuzu Airport's high elevation of 4,115 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZZU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZZU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
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.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.




