Meadows Field Airport

Meadows Field AFB

Kern County Airport No. 1
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKern County
OperatorKern County Department of Airports
ServesGreater Bakersfield metropolitan area
LocationOildale, California
Elevation AMSL510 ft / 155 m
Coordinates35°26′02″N 119°03′28″W / 35.43389°N 119.05778°W / 35.43389; -119.05778
Websitemeadowsfield.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12L/30R 10,855 3,309 Asphalt
12R/30L 7,703 2,348 Asphalt
Statistics (12 months ending July 2021, except where noted)
Passenger volume208,880
Departing passengers94,700
Scheduled flights2,816
Cargo (lb.)1.66 mil
Aircraft operations (2018)61,229
Based aircraft (2021)194

Meadows Field (IATA: BFL, ICAO: KBFL, FAA LID: BFL) is a public airport in Kern County, California, United States, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield.[1] It is the main airport for the Bakersfield area, and one of two international airports in the San Joaquin Valley, the other Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Also known as Kern County Airport #1, it is located in an area of unincorporated Kern County adjacent to Oildale, California.

Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 103,067 in 2009 and 111,699 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BFL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bakersfield Meadows (BFL) Summary Statistics". July 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "NPIAS Report 2021–2025 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2020. p. 19. Retrieved November 3, 2021.