Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Malabang Airport (MLP), Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,376 miles (or 11,871 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 Malabang 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 Malabang 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):

• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• 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 was constructed in 1957, and originally served all domestic flights.
• Initial response was favorable.
• The airport is located at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and Airport Drive, in Oildale.
• 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.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".

Facts about Malabang Airport (MLP):

• Because of Malabang Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Malabang 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 Malabang Airport (MLP) is Awang Airport (CBO), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of MLP.
• The furthest airport from Malabang Airport (MLP) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Malabang Airport (meaning Malabang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.