Meadows Field
BFL · KBFL · Bakersfield, California · Kern County · map
Meadows Field is a public-use airport owned by the County of Kern, 3 miles northwest of Bakersfield, California, 510 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12L/30R, is 10,849 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 194 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 116,169 takeoffs and landings a year. About 187,004 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Meadows Field?
Its FAA code is BFL, and its ICAO code is KBFL.
Where is Meadows Field?
It is 3 miles northwest of Bakersfield, California, 510 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Meadows Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12L/30R, is 10,849 feet long.
Does Meadows Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Meadows Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Meadows Field?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Denver International, San Francisco International, Ontario International, Dallas-Fort Worth International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Meadows Field?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Alibi Flying Club and Robbins Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Meadows Field?
2 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Meadows Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BFL · ICAO KBFL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Kern
- Elevation
- 510 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 10,849 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12R/30L | 7,700 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 3,419 ft, 7,430 ft available for landing
- Runway 12R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30L: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,499 ft, 6,203 ft available for landing, tree 45 ft high 2,150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.1 | Bakersfield |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.6 | Bakersfield |
| Ground | 121.7 | Bakersfield |
| Approach South | 118.8 | Bakersfield |
| Approach · Approach and departure North | 118.9 | Bakersfield |
| Approach and departure | 119.075 | Bakersfield |
| Departure · Approach and departure North/south | 126.45 | Bakersfield |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Bakersfield |
| Bfl and vot | 111.2 | |
| Bakersfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 | Bakersfield |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 661-246-3170.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bakersfield Municipal (7 nm southeast), Shafter-Minter Field (8 nm northwest), Taft-Kern County (26 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Index C rescue and firefighting (ARFF) available
- Military helicopters make all approaches to runway or paved areas. Minimize hovering and power to avoid causing blowing dust; wheeled helicopters gnd taxi only. Formation JOIN-UP aft departure only.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30R; PAPI runway 12L and 30R; high-intensity runway lights runway 12L/30R; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. Runway 12R/30L closed when the control tower closed.
- Landing fee chrgd to all air taxi, commercial aircraft operations (except flight instrn), and transient aircraft weighing more than 10000 pounds.
- Runway 12R/30L not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Centerline lights are only vsb on runway 30R.
- Cap squadron on airport.
- Right base operations for runway 30R establish wings level on final approach no lower than 300 feet above ground level.
- Noise sensitive areas south and east of airport recommended turbojet training hours wkday 8:00 am to 10:00 pm weekends 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm; no more than ten practice approaches per hour.
- Runway 30R 50:1 to dspld thld.
- Airport operations NA below 1200 rvr without smgcs. Airport operations not initiated below 600 rvr or authorized below 500 rvr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,442 departures from BFL in those twelve months, carrying 206,767 passengers in 261,955 seats (79% filled), to 33 destinations on 13 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Field → Phoenix Sky Harbor International BFL–PHX | 1,282 | 84,440 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air |
| Meadows Field → Denver International BFL–DEN | 723 | 49,229 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. |
| Meadows Field → San Francisco International BFL–SFO | 579 | 30,619 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Meadows Field → Ontario International BFL–ONT | 509 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Meadows Field → Dallas-Fort Worth International BFL–DFW | 296 | 40,791 | American Airlines Inc. |
| Meadows Field → Meadows Field BFL–BFL | 7 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Meadows Field → EL Paso International BFL–ELP | 6 | 169 | Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX) |
| Meadows Field → Miami-Opa Locka Executive BFL–OPF | 4 | 123 | Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. |
All 33 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 108 |
| multi-engine | 52 |
| jets | 32 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 116,169, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 4,415 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,130 |
| general aviation, travelling | 56,818 |
| general aviation, local | 47,162 |
| military | 1,644 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bakersfield from the FAA register
372 aircraft are registered to owners in Bakersfield, California: 260 piston singles, 30 helicopters, 22 piston twins, 22 business jets, 21 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Bakersfield, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC Premiere Aviation operates a fleet of Cessna 421C Golden Eagle aircraft based at Concord Jet Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering on-demand charter flights with professional pilots.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · Bakersfield Bakersfield Flying Club is a flying club based in Bakersfield, California that offers flight training, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and simulator training.
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bakersfield
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · Shafter, 9 miles away Kern Aviation is a flight school at Shafter-Minter Field in California that offers discovery flights with certified flight instructors, aircraft rentals, and pilot training.
- Faithful Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lakeside, 14 miles away Faithful Flyers is a Christ-centered aviation organization based in Lakeside, California.
Charter operators and airlines based in Bakersfield:
- Loyd's Aviation 2 aircraft on the certificate Loyd's Aviation is a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) founded in 1958 and operating three locations in Bakersfield, Paso Robles, and Delano, California.
- Golden State Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Kern Charter Service, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Bakersfield:
- Loyd'S Aircraft Maintenance INC Loyd's Aviation is a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) with three locations in Bakersfield, Paso Robles, and Delano, California.
- Megahertz Avionics INC
- Nextgen Avionics NextGen Aviation Services is an FAA Part 145 heavy maintenance repair station founded in 2020, based in Chino, California.
- Northwest Metrology
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Donna Marie Webster private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bakersfield Flying Club · Bakersfield, CA (0 nm) · (661) 599-3050 · [email protected]
- Todd Hunter Schultz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Epic Jet Center · Bakersfield, CA (0 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 26 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bakersfield 372 aircraft · 260 piston singles, 30 helicopters, 22 piston twins
- Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC 38 aircraft in town
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Best Equipment Leasing LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Wonderful Orchards LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC 8 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Loyd's Aviation 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Golden State Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Kern Charter Service, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Loyd'S Aircraft Maintenance INC · repair station
- Megahertz Avionics INC · repair station
- Nextgen Avionics · repair station
- Northwest Metrology · repair station
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 1,282 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 723 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- San Francisco International (SFO) 579 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Ontario International (ONT) 509 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 296 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc.
- Meadows Field (BFL) 7 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- EL Paso International (ELP) 6 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF) 4 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 26 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,658 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BFL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.