Airport
Meadows Field
BFL · Bakersfield, CA
- IATA Code
- BFL
- ICAO Code
- KBFL
- City
- Bakersfield
- Country
- United States
Meadows Field is a regional airport serving Bakersfield, CA. Its IATA code is BFL and its ICAO code is KBFL.
The airfield sits 510 feet above sea level.
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BFL by the numbers
IATA BFL · ICAO KBFL · 510 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #74 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 84.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 91 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 2,974
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Late-arriving aircraft 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Extreme weather 12%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from BFL
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix (PHX) | 1,330 | 83% |
| Denver (DEN) | 728 | 86% |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 585 | 71% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 310 | 86% |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 21 | 76% |
Airlines departing BFL
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 2,163 | 83% |
| American Airlines | 664 | 86% |
| United Airlines | 101 | 91% |
| Envoy Air | 46 | 91% |
Terminals, parking & amenities
Terminals (1)
- Bakersfield Air Terminal - Meadows Field
Parking (6)
Food & drink (1)
- Skyway cafe
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 10,849 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 12R/30L | 7,700 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 118.600 MHz
- Tower 118.100 MHz
- Ground 121.700 MHz
- Departure 126.450 MHz
- Approach 118.800 MHz
- Approach 118.900 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: BFL, KBFL, Bakersfield airport, Meadows Field
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