Nonstop flight route between Camiri, Bolivia and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,279 miles (or 8,496 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 Camiri Airport and Meadows Field, 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 Camiri Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAM / SLCA |
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Location: | Camiri, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'24"S by 63°31'39"W |
Area Served: | Camiri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2598 feet (792 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAM |
More Information: | CAM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Camiri Airport (CAM):
- Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.
- The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.
- In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- 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 airport is located at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and Airport Drive, in Oildale.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
- Kern County Air Terminal has three open air gates, and is currently closed.
- Service was expensive compared to nearby airports, and normally ran during inconvenient times.
- 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.
- United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.