Nonstop flight route between Tuluksak, Alaska, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuluksak Airport (TLT), Tuluksak, Alaska, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,543 miles (or 4,093 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 Tuluksak 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 Tuluksak 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: | TLT / |
Airport Name: | Tuluksak Airport |
Location: | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'48"N by 160°58'9"W |
Area Served: | Tuluksak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TLT |
More Information: | TLT 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 Tuluksak Airport (TLT):
- The closest airport to Tuluksak Airport (TLT) is Akiak Airport (AKI), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of TLT.
- Because of Tuluksak Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuluksak 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.
- Tuluksak Airport (TLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tuluksak Airport (TLT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,562 miles (16,998 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taxi stands are located outside the north entrance to the terminal, across the street.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- Kern County Air Terminal has three open air gates, and is currently closed.
- The airport saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
- Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 103,067 enplanements in 2009, and 111,699 in 2010.
- With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- Meadows Field is a county-owned, public-use airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".