Nonstop flight route between Durango, Durango, Mexico and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), Durango, Durango, Mexico and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,168 miles (or 1,879 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 General Guadalupe Victoria International 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 General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO):

• In addition to being known as "General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport", another name for DGO is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria".
• The closest airport to General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) is Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NE of DGO.
• Because of General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport's high elevation of 6,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,605 miles (18,676 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 103,067 enplanements in 2009, and 111,699 in 2010.
• 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.
• After the war Meadows Field would return to its role as a commercial airport.
• 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.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• In September 1939 war broke out in Europe, prompting Congress to appropriate $40 million for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense.
• The terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".