Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA), Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,221 miles (or 5,183 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Meadows Field and Port Hope Simpson Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Meadows Field and Port Hope Simpson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• Initial response was favorable.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• After the war Meadows Field would return to its role as a commercial airport.
• The furthest airport from Meadows Field (BFL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport is located at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and Airport Drive, in Oildale.
• Because of Meadows Field's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Meadows Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
• Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.

Facts about Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA):

• Because of Port Hope Simpson Airport's relatively low elevation of 339 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Hope Simpson Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) is Charlottetown Airport (YHG), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of YHA.
• Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Port Hope Simpson Airport", another name for YHA is "CCP4".