Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Copenhagen (København), Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), Copenhagen (København), Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,533 miles (or 8,904 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 Meadows Field and Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, 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 Meadows Field and Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPH / EKCH |
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Location: | Copenhagen (København), Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°37'5"N by 12°39'21"E |
Area Served: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Københavns Lufthavne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPH |
More Information: | CPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- Kern County Air Terminal has three open air gates, and is currently closed.
- 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 airport saw increased air service during the 1950s and 1960s.
- In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
- All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
- The terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
- 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.
Facts about Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH):
- In addition to being known as "Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup", another name for CPH is "Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup".
- Despite the short distance to the city centre, approaches to, and departures from, the airport do not disturb the inhabitants of the city, due to the heading of the dual parallel runway system.
- Because of Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup 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.
- Copenhagen Airport has four terminals.
- The furthest airport from Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,527 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) is Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of CPH.
- Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup handled 24,067,030 passengers last year.