United States flag Bakersfield Airport (BFL)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: BFL | ICAO: KBFL | Elevation 510 ft · 155 m | Local time —

Destinations
23
Flights / day
18
Busiest route
Phoenix
Top airline
Flexjet

Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport averages 18 flights per day to 23 destinations, with 22 domestic routes and one international route. A total of 15 airlines operate at BFL, led by Flexjet. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with Mexico representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Bakersfield Meadows Field connects to Pittsburgh, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 5 mins. Updated: October 14, 2026

Route Network

Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport connects 23 destinations worldwide, with Phoenix standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Pittsburgh, and the shortest flight is to Ontario.

United States of America flag Phoenix (PHX) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
424 mi · 683 km
4
per day
United States of America flag San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
238 mi · 383 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Ontario (ONT) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
126 mi · 203 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Denver (DEN) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
843 mi · 1,357 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,268 mi · 2,041 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
109 mi · 176 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Burbank (BUR) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
94 mi · 151 km
5
per week
United States of America flag San Diego (MYF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
212 mi · 340 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Austin (AUS) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,291 mi · 2,077 km
2
per week
United States of America flag El Paso (ELP) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
771 mi · 1,240 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Santa Ana (SNA) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
139 mi · 224 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Van Nuys (VNY) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
90 mi · 146 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Goodyear (GYR) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
405 mi · 652 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Hailey (SUN) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
612 mi · 986 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Houston (SGR) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,417 mi · 2,281 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Las Vegas (LAS) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
223 mi · 360 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Oakland (OAK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
236 mi · 380 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Pittsburgh (PIT) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,126 mi · 3,422 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Santa Monica (SMO) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
104 mi · 167 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Sioux Falls (FSD) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,311 mi · 2,109 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Truckee (TKF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
275 mi · 443 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Tulum (TQO) – Mexico 1 airline
—
BFL → TQO
1
per week
United States of America flag Victorville (VCV) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BFL → VCV
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 14, 2026.

Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport is served by 15 airlines, with Flexjet in the lead at 21% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 43% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of one airline operate international routes, compared with 15 airlines serving domestic routes. FFL is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Pittsburgh with a flight time of 5 hrs 5 mins.

Flexjet (6 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
GlobalX Airlines (3 routes)
American Airlines (2 routes)
Delta Air Lines (2 routes)
VJA (2 routes)
FFL (2 routes)
Empire Airlines (1 routes)
West Air (USA) (1 routes)
Ameriflight (1 routes)
CXK (1 routes)
Air Wisconsin (1 routes)
Air Tahiti Nui (1 routes)
Angel Flight America (1 routes)
NetJets Aviation (1 routes)

Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 96% domestic and 4% international. Mexico is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 18/day
Mexico - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
3 min late
1 min (-18.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
29 min late
24 min (+523.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 hr 50 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 hr 22 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
31 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
40 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
5 min late
min (+11.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
6 min late
1 min (-10.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
5 min late
3 min (-37.6%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min late
2 min (-29.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#757 (18 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#659 (23 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,873 ft 3,314 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
10,873 ft 3,314 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,717 ft 2,352 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt
7,717 ft 2,352 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,873 ft (3,314 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Bakersfield Meadows Field (IATA: BFL) operates around 18 flights per day to 23 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 22 domestic and 1 international routes, with Flexjet as the leading carrier and Phoenix currently the busiest connection. From BFL, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 3,314 m (10,873 ft).

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