Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Cortina Airport (CDF), Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,011 miles (or 9,674 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 Cortina 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 Cortina 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):

• Bakersfield then had two airfields.
• 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.
• 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.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• Service was expensive compared to nearby airports, and normally ran during inconvenient times.
• 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.
• Taxi stands are located outside the north entrance to the terminal, across the street.
• The terminal was constructed in 1957, and originally served all domestic flights.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• Meadows Field is a county-owned, public-use airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.
• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.

Facts about Cortina Airport (CDF):

• In addition to being known as "Cortina Airport", another name for CDF is "Aeroporto di Cortina".
• The closest airport to Cortina Airport (CDF) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of CDF.
• Cortina Airport (CDF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cortina Airport (CDF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.