Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Islip, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,497 miles (or 4,018 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFL / KBFL |
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Location: | Bakersfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'2"N by 119°3'28"W |
Area Served: | Greater Bakersfield metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Kern County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFL |
More Information: | BFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISP / KISP |
Airport Name: | Long Island MacArthur Airport |
Location: | Islip, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'43"N by 73°6'1"W |
Area Served: | Long Island, New York metro area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISP |
More Information: | ISP Maps & Info |
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- Public transportation to the airport is provided exclusively by Golden Empire Transit.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
- United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
- Initial response was favorable.
- 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.
- In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to 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.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):
- The Hampton Jitney's Westhampton, Montauk, and North Fork lines stop along the Long Island Expressway at Exit 60.
- Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
- The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
- Following the September 11, 2001 attacks MacArthur Airport saw a 25 percent drop in passenger traffic but rebounded until 2006 when numbers began to drop again.
- Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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 April 1942, four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Town of Islip contracted with the federal government to build an airfield on Town-owned land for military use.
- The Suffolk County Police Aviation Section has a Law Enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter based at MacArthur Airport.
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.