Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Hoskins, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Hoskins Airport (HKN), Hoskins, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,467 miles (or 10,408 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 Hoskins 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 Hoskins 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):

• 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 terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
• Initial response was favorable.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• 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.

Facts about Hoskins Airport (HKN):

• Hoskins Airport (HKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hoskins Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hoskins 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.
• The closest airport to Hoskins Airport (HKN) is Gasmata Airport (GMI), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) S of HKN.
• The furthest airport from Hoskins Airport (HKN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,764 miles (18,932 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.