Inyokern Airport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Inyokern Airport

IATA: IYK - ICAO: KIYK - FAA: IYK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Indian Wells Valley Airport District
Serves		Inyokern, California
Elevation AMSL		2,455 ft (748.3 m)
Coordinates		35°39′32″N, 117°49′46″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	7,100	2,164	Asphalt
2/20	6,275	1,913	Asphalt
10/28	4,150	1,265	Asphalt (poor)

Inyokern Airport (IATA: IYK, ICAO: KIYK, FAA LID: IYK) is a public airport located in Inyokern, California, serving the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County. The airport covers 1,640 acres and has three runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline.

1 Airline
2 Drag racing
3 Film Location
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Airline

United Airlines
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Los Angeles)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Film Location

In the wake of the drag strip's closing, the airport has been actively promoting its use for film shoots [1], with the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission marketing it (Runway 28) as "the region's #1 filming location" [2]. A notable example of this new use is a television advertisement titled "Gravity", for the Lexus IS. The airdrop "target" featured in the commercial, where the falling automobile hits the ground, was painted on the old drag strip; however, many of the vehicle shots preceding the car drop actually feature the Lexus rolling down runway 20.

Other notable automotive television ads shot here include most spots from Saab's "Born from Jets" campaign, as well as commercials for Volkswagen.