Nonstop flight route between Hastings, Nebraska, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), Hastings, Nebraska, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,175 miles (or 1,891 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 Hastings Municipal Airport and Meadows Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSI / KHSI |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Hastings, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'19"N by 98°25'40"W |
| Area Served: | Hastings, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hastings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1961 feet (598 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSI |
| More Information: | HSI 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 Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI):
- The closest airport to Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of HSI.
- Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Initial response was favorable.
- 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 addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- 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.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
