Inyokern Airport
IYK · KIYK · Inyokern, California · Kern County · map
Inyokern Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile northwest of Inyokern, California, 2,457 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 7,100 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 31 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,724 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Inyokern Airport?
Its FAA code is IYK, and its ICAO code is KIYK.
Where is Inyokern Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Inyokern, California, 2,457 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Inyokern Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 15/33, is 7,100 feet long.
Does Inyokern Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Inyokern Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Inyokern Airport?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Ontario International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Inyokern Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Sierra Soaring Club. Compare them
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Inyokern Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IYK · ICAO KIYK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,457 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 7,100 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 6,275 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 4,150 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 20: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 320 ft
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 103 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.65 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, gliders, flight instruction, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: California City Municipal (32 nm south), Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (39 nm southwest), Tehachapi Municipal (43 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate VASI runway 20; medium-intensity runway lights runways 02/20, 10/28, 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 02, 15 and 33 operates continuously.
- Poor but stable. Ptns of runway centerline marking obscd by crack filler.
- Pavement experiencing longl and lateral block cracking on ptns of runway.
- Runway 02/20 and 15/33 have dstc rmng signs.
- Frequent glider operations on weekends.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 253 departures from IYK in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers, to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyokern → Ontario International IYK–ONT | 253 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 27 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,724, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,374 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,650 |
| general aviation, travelling | 6,700 |
| general aviation, local | 20,000 |
| military | 3,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Inyokern from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Inyokern, California: 17 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Sierra Soaring Club 3 aircraft · Ridgecrest, 10 miles away Sierra Soaring Club is a flying club based in Inyokern, California, that operates sailplanes for flight training, scenic rides, and cross-country soaring.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Inyokern 18 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Sierra Soaring Club 3 aircraft · flying club
- Ontario International (ONT) 253 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IYK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.