Nonstop flight route between Libo County, Guizhou, China and Bakersfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Libo Airport (LLB), Libo County, Guizhou, China and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,229 miles (or 11,633 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 Libo 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 Libo Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Libo Airport (LLB):

• The closest airport to Libo Airport (LLB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of LLB.
• The furthest airport from Libo Airport (LLB) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Libo Airport (meaning Libo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Libo Airport", other names for LLB include "荔波机场" and "Lìbō Jīchǎng".

Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):

• 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".
• All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
• Public transportation to the airport is provided exclusively by Golden Empire Transit.
• 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.
• Meadows Field covers 1,357 acres at an elevation of 510 feet above mean sea level.
• Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
• The main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.