KIYK · Inyokern Airport

INYOKERN, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,457

Elevation ft

Runways

7,100

Longest ft · 15/33

35.66N

117.83W

Inyokern Airport serves Inyokern, California at 2,457 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 7,100 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	7,100 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	6,275 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	4,150 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,457 ft is about 10°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 10°C)	2,457 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,657 ft	3,151 ft	2,496 ft	3,744 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,857 ft	3,385 ft	2,622 ft	3,934 ft
35°C afternoon	5,447 ft	3,500 ft	2,685 ft	4,027 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 7,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,027 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KIYK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
L72 Trona Airport	26 nm E	5,910 ft
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	32 nm S	6,027 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	39 nm SW	12,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIYK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KIYK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KIYK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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