Nonstop flight route between Upland, California, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cable Airport (CCB), Upland, California, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 120 miles (or 193 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 relatively short distance between Cable Airport and Meadows Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Cable Airport (CCB):

• Cable Airport (CCB) currently has only 1 runway.
• For the 12-month period ending August 30, 2007, the airport had 92,189 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 252 per day.
• The furthest airport from Cable Airport (CCB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Cable Airport (CCB) is Brackett Field (POC), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of CCB.
• Cable Airport is a non-towered public-use airport located two miles northwest of the central business district of Upland, a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
• Cable-Claremont Airport was founded in 1945 by Maude and Dewey Cable, who bought the land for $8,500.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• Airport diagrams for 1955 and 1965
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
• Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 103,067 enplanements in 2009, and 111,699 in 2010.
• In the early 2000s, the county started an initiative to address the problems in air service.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• 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.