Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Kili Island, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Kili Airport (KIO), Kili Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,970 miles (or 7,999 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 Kili 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 Kili 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):

• With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• The terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
• With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
• United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• Airport diagrams for 1955 and 1965
• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
• The main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.

Facts about Kili Airport (KIO):

• In addition to being known as "Kili Airport", another name for KIO is "Q51".
• Because of Kili Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Kili 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 furthest airport from Kili Airport (KIO) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kili Airport (meaning Kili Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The closest airport to Kili Airport (KIO) is Jaluit Airport (UIT), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of KIO.
• Kili Airport (KIO) currently has only 1 runway.