Nonstop flight route between Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU), Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 568 miles (or 914 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and Meadows Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU):

• The closest airport to Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of FHU.
• In addition to being known as "Sierra Vista Municipal Airport", another name for FHU is "Libby Army Airfield".
• Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) has 3 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,304 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 2,041 enplanements in 2006.
• Because of Sierra Vista Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,719 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• Taxi stands are located outside the north entrance to the terminal, across the street.
• 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".
• 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.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• Service was expensive compared to nearby airports, and normally ran during inconvenient times.
• 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.