Airports / California / IYK
Inyokern Airport
KIYK / IYKInyokern, CaliforniaELEV 2,457 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Inyokern, California, Inyokern Airport (KIYK / IYK) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 2,457 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list IYK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID, 7 nm), Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, 45 nm), and General William J Fox Airfield (WJF, 58 nm).
Trip costs from IYK are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IYK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KIYK
IATA
IYK
FAA / Local
IYK
Elevation
2,457 ft
Coordinates
35.6588° N · 117.8300° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 2,457 ft, IYK sits higher than 87% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmKNIDChina Lake Naws (Armitage Field) AirportChina Lake
- 45nmEDWEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards
- 58nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 60nmKL45Bakersfield International AirportBakersfield
- 61nmBFLMeadows FieldBakersfield
- 63nmBYSBicycle Lake Army Air FieldFort Irwin/Barstow
Location
Open the full mapKIYK · Inyokern Airport · Inyokern, CA
From the ramp
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