Nonstop flight route between Lukapa, Angola and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucapa Airport (LBZ), Lukapa, Angola and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,291 miles (or 14,953 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 Lucapa 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 Lucapa Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBZ / FNLK | 
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| Location: | Lukapa, Angola | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°26'29"S by 20°43'58"E | 
| Area Served: | Lucapa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LBZ | 
| More Information: | LBZ 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 Lucapa Airport (LBZ):
- In addition to being known as "Lucapa Airport", another name for LBZ is "Lucapa Airport (Lucapa)".
 - Lucapa Airport (LBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,972 miles (19,267 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Lucapa Airport (LBZ) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NE of LBZ.
 
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
 - 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.
 - Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.
 - With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
 - In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
 - Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
 - With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
 - Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
 - The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
 - Bakersfield then had two airfields.
 - Public transportation to the airport is provided exclusively by Golden Empire Transit.
 
