Nonstop flight route between Jérémie, Haiti and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jérémie Airport (JEE), Jérémie, Haiti and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,965 miles (or 4,771 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 Jérémie 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 Jérémie Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jérémie Airport (JEE):

• This airport is served by scheduled and non-scheduled companies from Port-au-Prince.
• In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a food aide convoy transporting aide delivered to Jérémie Airport through Jérémie, encountered a hijacking attempt by 20 men, on Saturday 30 January 2010.
• Because of Jérémie Airport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Jérémie Airport 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 airstrip has been characterized as a dirt strip recently.
• Jérémie Airport (JEE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• The closest airport to Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Antoine Simon airport (CYA), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of JEE.
• Jérémie Airport is the fifth most important airport in Haiti in passenger traffic and is located in the city with the same name, Jérémie, in the south west of Haiti.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• Kern County has planned several improvements to the airport over the next 20 years, all of which are based on future demand.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• 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.
• 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.
• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• After the war Meadows Field would return to its role as a commercial airport.