Nonstop flight route between Bandon, Oregon, United States and Merced, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bandon State Airport (BDY), Bandon, Oregon, United States and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 450 miles (or 725 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 relatively short distance between Bandon State Airport and Merced Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bandon State Airport (BDY):

• The closest airport to Bandon State Airport (BDY) is Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NNE of BDY.
• The furthest airport from Bandon State Airport (BDY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,097 miles (17,859 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Bandon State Airport (BDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bandon State Airport", another name for BDY is "S05".
• Because of Bandon State Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandon State 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.

Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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.
• In 1941 construction delays at the Air Corps Basic Flying School site forced the Army to lease the original Merced Municipal Airport, resulting in the first aircraft assigned to the Air Corps Basic Flying School being stored at Merced Municipal Airport and giving the Basic Flying School its first usable axillary field.
• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On March 15, 1932 the Merced City Council accepted the title to the site of an airport as a gift from the Twenty-Thirty Club and the Crocker-Huffman Company.
• In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
• Between 1957 and 2007, Merced Regional Airport hosted the annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In.
• Merced Regional Airport is a city owned public airport two miles southwest of Merced, in Merced County, California.
• Bus connections to Yosemite National Park are available through the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System.