Nonstop flight route between Porterville, California, United States and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 41 miles (or 66 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Meadows Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTV / KPTV |
Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield |
Location: | Porterville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W |
Area Served: | Porterville, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTV |
More Information: | PTV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- Porterville Municipal Airport covers an area of 940 acres at an elevation of 442 feet above mean sea level.
- Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield 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.
- Porterville Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Porterville, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.
- 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 main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.
- All current airline flights from Meadows Field are on regional jets or turbo-props.
- Rental cars are only available at the Domestic Terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- 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 closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.