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BFL to MHR: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport)
249 mi
400 km · 216 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
249 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Near MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFL from MHR?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Sacramento (MHR) is 249 miles (400 km, 216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to MHR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFL to MHR?
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