Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 273 miles (or 439 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 Meadows Field and Lake Havasu City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• In the early 2000s, the county started an initiative to address the problems in air service.
• The airport saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
• Aviation has been linked to Kern County almost as long as the existence of the industry.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• 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 terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The terminal was constructed in 1957, and originally served all domestic flights.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".

Facts about Lake Havasu City Airport (HII):

• The closest airport to Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NW of HII.
• The furthest airport from Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 8,174 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 6,082 enplanements in 2006.
• Because of Lake Havasu City Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Havasu City 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.
• Lake Havasu City Airport covers an area of 646 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 8,001 x 100 ft.
• Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) currently has only 1 runway.