Nonstop flight route between Bakersfield, California, United States and Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States and Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,428 miles (or 8,735 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 Jersey Airport, 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 Jersey Airport. 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: | JER / EGJJ |
Airport Name: | Jersey Airport |
Location: | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'29"N by 2°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Jersey Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JER |
More Information: | JER Maps & Info |
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.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- Kern County has planned several improvements to the airport over the next 20 years, all of which are based on future demand.
- United Airlines served Meadows Field from 1946 until 1979–80 and again for three years starting around 1984.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- In September 1939 war broke out in Europe, prompting Congress to appropriate $40 million for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):
- The closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
- The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- There are approximately 55,000 aircraft movements and 1.4 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2013 statistics.
- Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
- Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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.
- Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is a public taxi rank, and bus stop directly outside the arrivals hall.
- Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and Capital Trading Aviation.