Nonstop flight route between Leipzig, Germany and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,750 miles (or 9,254 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 Leipzig/Halle 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 Leipzig/Halle 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: | LEJ / EDDP |
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Location: | Leipzig, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E |
Area Served: | Leipzig and Halle |
Operator/Owner: | Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEJ |
More Information: | LEJ 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):
- Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".
- On 18 March 1986 a Concorde operated by Air France landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport for the first time due to the internationally known Leipzig trade fair.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport features two runways.
- DHL Aviation moved its European hub from Brussels Airport to Leipzig/Halle in early 2008 and thereby increased cargo traffic.
- The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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 closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
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.
- Although the International Terminal is currently closed, when the terminal was open there was no airport transportation between it and the Domestic Terminal.
- All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
- In September 1939 war broke out in Europe, prompting Congress to appropriate $40 million for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- The airport saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- 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.