Nonstop flight route between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,107 miles (or 13,047 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 Phnom Penh International 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 Phnom Penh International 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 Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH):

• Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Phnom Penh International Airport (meaning Phnom Penh International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
• The Berger Group was selected by the RGC to provide independent engineering services during the concession, to audit the design and to advise on the practicality and cost of the concession's proposed improvements.
• In addition to being known as "Phnom Penh International Airport", other names for PNH include "អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ" and "Aéroport International de Phnom Penh".
• The airport also has a Dairy Queen inside.
• Because of Phnom Penh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Phnom Penh International 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 Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of PNH.

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.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• The airport is located at the intersection of Merle Haggard Drive and Airport Drive, in Oildale.
• 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 September 1939 war broke out in Europe, prompting Congress to appropriate $40 million for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense.
• In the early 2000s, the county started an initiative to address the problems in air service.
• 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.
• With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.