# Meadows Field (BFL / KBFL)

**Meadows Field** (IATA: BFL, ICAO: KBFL) is a medium airport in Bakersfield, California, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,849 ft (3,307 m). In 2025 it handled 437 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BFL / KBFL
- FAA: BFL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Bakersfield, California, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 510 ft / 155 m
- Coordinates: 35.4336, -119.0570
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,849 ft / 3,307 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 3 departures, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 436,797 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.meadowsfield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadows_Field_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652265
- Weather station: KBFL · WMO 72384
- Ident: KBFL

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Meadows Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12L/30R | 10,849 ft / 3,307 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 12R/30L | 7,700 ft / 2,347 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00036AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 283,638 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 241,346 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 200,867 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 198,845 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 212,446 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 258,694 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 168,819 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 265,117 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 286,048 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 351,284 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 390,938 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 436,797 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 109 mi / 176 km · United Express
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 238 mi / 383 km · United Express
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 425 mi / 684 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 843 mi / 1,357 km · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,268 mi / 2,041 km · American Airlines

### Seasonal (1)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 843 mi / 1,357 km · United Airlines

### Cargo (3)

- [SBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbp.md) San Luis County Regional Airport · United States · 90 mi / 145 km · Ameriflight
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · United States · 94 mi / 151 km · Ameriflight
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 126 mi / 203 km · Ameriflight, FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BFL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (2)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 3
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 437K (2025) | #1,181 of 3,974 | #274 in North America | #187 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,849 ft / 3,307 m | #704 of 29,858 | #170 in North America | #137 in US |
| Elevation | 510 ft / 155 m | #26,902 of 43,403 | #12,874 in North America | #10,772 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BAKERSFIELD APP SOUTH INITIAL CONTACT | 118.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 |
| DEP | BAKERSFIELD DEP | 126.450 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | RANCHO RDO | 122.450 |
| TWR | BAKERSFIELD TWR | 118.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| APP | BAKERSFIELD APP NORTH INITIAL CONTACT | 118.900 |
| CTR | LOS ANGELES CENTER | 127.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [L45](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl45.md) Bakersfield International Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [MHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhv.md) Mojave Air & Space Port · 58 mi / 93 km
- [L71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl71.md) California City Municipal Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [VIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvis.md) Visalia Municipal Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [WJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwjf.md) General William J Fox Airfield · 67 mi / 108 km
- [EDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw.md) Edwards Air Force Base · 75 mi / 121 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Meadows Field Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meadows_Field_Airport&oldid=1368940051), revision of 12 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfl/data