Nonstop flight route between Paderborn, Germany and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), Paderborn, Germany and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,641 miles (or 9,079 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 Paderborn Lippstadt 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 Paderborn Lippstadt 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 Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD):

• In addition to being known as "Paderborn Lippstadt Airport", another name for PAD is "Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt".
• A conference center with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006.
• The furthest airport from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,849 miles (19,068 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport is an airport in Germany that serves the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area in North Rhine-Westphalia.
• The terminal offers several facilities for travelers.
• Because of Paderborn Lippstadt Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Paderborn Lippstadt 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 Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is RAF Gütersloh (GUT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PAD.
• Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located next to the Autobahn A 44 at the exit Büren.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• Airport diagrams for 1955 and 1965
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
• 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.
• Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• Service was expensive compared to nearby airports, and normally ran during inconvenient times.
• Taxi stands are located outside the north entrance to the terminal, across the street.
• Meadows Field is a county-owned, public-use airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.
• Aviation has been linked to Kern County almost as long as the existence of the industry.