Nonstop flight route between Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO), Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,518 miles (or 4,052 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 Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien 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 Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDO / CYDO |
Airport Name: | Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport |
Location: | Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'41"N by 72°22'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Régie Intermunicipale de l'Aprt |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 372 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDO |
More Information: | YDO 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 Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO):
- Because of Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport's relatively low elevation of 372 feet, planes can take off or land at Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien 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.
- Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,349 miles (18,264 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) is Roberval Airport (YRJ), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of YDO.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- Initial response was favorable.
- In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to Meadows Field.
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- Passenger and baggage handling at Meadows Field is provided solely by DAL Global Services.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- In the early 2000s, the county started an initiative to address the problems in air service.
- 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.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- The terminal previously had an onsite motel, "Skyway Inn," and a restaurant, "Skyway Steakhouse".
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.