Nonstop flight route between Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Albany Airport (YFA), Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,158 miles (or 3,474 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 Fort Albany 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 Fort Albany Airport (YFA):

• Because of Fort Albany Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Albany 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.
• Fort Albany Airport (YFA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Fort Albany Airport (YFA) is Kashechewan Airport (ZKE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) N of YFA.
• The furthest airport from Fort Albany Airport (YFA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Meadows Field (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.
• Initial response was favorable.
• In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
• Meadows Field is a county-owned, public-use airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.
• 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.
• With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
• 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.