Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Livingstone, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Livingstone Airport (LVI), Livingstone, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,969 miles (or 16,044 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 Livingstone 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 Livingstone 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: | LVI / FLLI |
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Location: | Livingstone, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'18"S by 25°49'22"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 3302 feet (1,006 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LVI |
More Information: | LVI Maps & Info |
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.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
- The terminal was constructed in 1957, and originally served all domestic flights.
- The airport saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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 previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
- 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.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Livingstone Airport (LVI):
- Livingstone Airport (LVI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Livingstone Airport (meaning Livingstone Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of LVI.
- In addition to being known as "Livingstone Airport", another name for LVI is "FLHN".