Inyokern Airport

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Coordinates: 35°39′32″N 117°49′46″W / 35.65889, -117.82944

Inyokern Airport

IATA: IYK – ICAO: KIYK – FAA: IYK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Indian Wells Valley Airport District
Serves		Inyokern, California
Elevation AMSL		2,455 ft / 748 m
Website		www.InyokernAirport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	6,275	1,913	Asphalt
10/28	4,150	1,265	Asphalt
15/33	7,100	2,164	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			39,632
Based aircraft			120
Sources: airport web site^[1] and FAA^[2]

Inyokern Airport (IATA: IYK, ICAO: KIYK, FAA LID: IYK) is a public airport located in Inyokern, California, United States, serving the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County. It is owned by the Indian Wells Valley Airport District.^[2] The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline.

1 History
- 1.1 Film history
2 Facilities and aircraft
3 Airline and destination
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The Inyokern Airport Dragstrip opened in 1954, and was the oldest continuously operating dragstrip in the United States.^[3] The drag strip closed during the 2005 season due to new Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

[edit] Film history

In the wake of the drag strip's closing, the airport has been actively promoting its use for film shoots^[4], with the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission marketing it (Runway 28) as "the region's #1 filming location"^[5]. A notable example of this new use is a television advertisement titled "Gravity", for the Lexus IS^[6]. 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.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Inyokern Airport covers an area of 1,640 acres (664 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 2/20 measuring 6,275 x 75 ft. (1,913 x 23 m), 10/28 at 4,150 x 75 ft. (1,265 x 23 m), and 15/33 at 7,100 x 75 ft. (2,164 x 23 m).^[2]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 39,632 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 86% general aviation, 6% air taxi, 5% scheduled commercial and 3% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 5% jet, 5% glider and 3% ultralight.^[2]