Nonstop flight route between Am Timan, Chad and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Am Timan Airport (AMC), Am Timan, Chad and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,271 miles (or 13,311 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 Am Timan 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 Am Timan Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Am Timan Airport (AMC):

• The furthest airport from Am Timan Airport (AMC) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Am Timan Airport (meaning Am Timan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Am Timan Airport (AMC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Am Timan Airport (AMC) is Zakouma Airport (AKM), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of AMC.
• In addition to being known as "Am Timan Airport", another name for AMC is "Am Timan Airport (Am Timan)".

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and Airport Drive, in Oildale.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• The main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.