Nonstop flight route between Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,128 miles (or 9,862 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 Presidente João Suassuna Airport and Meadows Field, 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 Presidente João Suassuna Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPV / SBKG |
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Location: | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°16'9"S by 35°53'42"W |
Area Served: | Campina Grande |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1646 feet (502 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPV |
More Information: | CPV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFL / KBFL |
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Location: | Bakersfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'2"N by 119°3'28"W |
Area Served: | Greater Bakersfield metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Kern County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFL |
More Information: | BFL Maps & Info |
Facts about Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV):
- In addition to being known as "Presidente João Suassuna Airport", another name for CPV is "Aeroporto Presidente João Suassuna".
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport handled 143,766 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (meaning Presidente João Suassuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The airport is located 7 km from downtown Campina Grande.
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using a runway already existent.
- The closest airport to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) E of CPV.
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.
- Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- Public transportation to the airport is provided exclusively by Golden Empire Transit.
- 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.
- Meadows Field is a county-owned, public-use airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
- In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
- 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.