Meadows Field Airport
Regional airport in Oildale, California, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Meadows Field AFB Kern County Airport No. 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Kern County | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Kern County Department of Airports | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater Bakersfield metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
Location | Oildale, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 510 ft / 155 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°26′02″N 119°03′28″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | meadowsfield | ||||||||||||||
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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]