Inyokern Airport
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{| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 220px; font-size: 95%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Inyokern Airport
-->|- !colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Runways |- !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Direction !bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="2"|Length !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Surface |- !bgcolor="lightgrey"|ft !bgcolor="lightgrey"|m |- !align="left" valign="top"|15/33 |valign="top" align="right"|7,100 |valign="top" align="right"|2,164 |valign="top"|Asphalt |- !align="left" valign="top"|02/20 |valign="top" align="right"|6,275 |valign="top" align="right"|1,913 |valign="top"|Asphalt |- !align="left" valign="top"|10/28 |valign="top" align="right"|4,150 |valign="top" align="right"|1,265 |valign="top"|Asphalt (poor)
Inyokern Airport is an airport located in Inyokern, California serving the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County. The airport has 3 runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline.
Airline
- United Airlines
- * United Express operated by SkyWest (Los Angeles)
Drag racing
The Inyokern Airport dragstrip opened in 1954, and was the oldest continuously operating dragstrip in the United States. The drag strip closed during in 2005 season due to new Federal Aviation Administration regulations.External links
- [Indian Wells Valley Airport District - Inyokern Airport]
- [Drag strip Official Website], accessed June 2006
- Resources for this airport:
- * AirNav [airport information for KIYK]
- * FlightAware [airport information] and [live flight tracker]
- * NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
- * SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KIYK]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]
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