Nonstop flight route between Terrell, Texas, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL), Terrell, Texas, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,315 miles (or 2,116 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 Terrell Municipal 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 Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL):

• Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) has 2 runways.
• It is owned and operated by the city of Terrell, Texas.
• From November 1942 until June 1944, small numbers of American Army Air Forces flight cadets trained alongside the RAF students.
• The furthest airport from Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) is Majors Airport (GVT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of TRL.
• Because of Terrell Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrell Municipal 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.
• Royal Air Force pilot training at the airfield ended in early September 1945 and with the end of World War II the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• Terrell Municipal Airport is a public access airport located within the city limits of Terrell, Texas, 1 mile SE of central Terrell.

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
• In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
• The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
• Bakersfield then had two airfields.
• The terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport.