Nonstop flight route between Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Pocatello, Idaho, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 621 miles (or 1,000 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 Pocatello Regional Airport and Meadows Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH):

• In addition to being known as "Pocatello Regional Airport", another name for PIH is "(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)".
• Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of PIH.
• In 2014, a World-War II era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work.
• In 1943, the Pocatello Army Airfield was built as a Second Air Force heavy bomber training base.
• Because of Pocatello Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,452 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Western Air Lines served Pocatello for a number of years, but discontinued all service by 1980.
• The furthest airport from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,820 miles (17,413 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• The Domestic Terminal provides fee parking for both short term, and long term parking.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• Between May 1 and July 12, 1944, the 427th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Meadows Field.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
• United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• 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 December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• 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.