Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Leonora, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Leonora Airport (LNO), Leonora, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,930 miles (or 14,372 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 Leonora 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 Leonora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | LNO / YLEO |
Airport Name: | Leonora Airport |
Location: | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°52'41"S by 121°18'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Leonora |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1217 feet (371 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNO |
More Information: | LNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- Taxi stands are located outside the north entrance to the terminal, across the street.
- With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
- Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.
- 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.
- United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
- In September 1939 war broke out in Europe, prompting Congress to appropriate $40 million for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of 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.
Facts about Leonora Airport (LNO):
- Leonora Airport (LNO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leonora Airport (LNO) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Leonora Airport (meaning Leonora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Leonora Airport (LNO) is Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of LNO.