Meadows Field (BFL / KBFL)
Skydex receivers picked up 132 airline flights bound for Meadows Field and 106 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 30 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KBFL
- IATA
- BFL
- City
- Bakersfield
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 35.434, -119.057
- arriving, 30 days
- 132
- departing, 30 days
- 106
- days heard
- 30
About the airport
Meadows Field serves Bakersfield. It sits 510 ft (155 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,849 ft (3,307 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Meadows Field in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Meadows Field does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 132 airline flights arriving and 106 airline flights departing, heard on 30 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 13 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Meadows Field?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Meadows Field?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Meadows Field?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Meadows Field joins your ports of call.
How high is Meadows Field above sea level?
510 ft (155 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Meadows Field?
10,849 ft (3,307 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over Meadows Field in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Meadows Field in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Meadows Field in the simulator yet.