Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA), Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,636 miles (or 5,852 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 Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes 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 Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes 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):

• 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 end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
• 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 saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• Initial response was favorable.
• Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
• 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.
• Public transportation to the airport is provided exclusively by Golden Empire Transit.
• The main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.

Facts about Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA):

• The airport is located between the villages of San Martin and Venice, in a place known colloquially as Capitolio on the road connecting the city of Florence with the municipality of La Montañita.
• The closest airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) WSW of FLA.
• The furthest airport from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (meaning Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
• Because of Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport's relatively low elevation of 803 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes 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 addition to being known as "Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport", another name for FLA is "Aeropuerto Nacional Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes".
• Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) currently has only 1 runway.