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BFL to SAC: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
252 mi
405 km · 219 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
252 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- SAC — Sacramento Executive 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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFL from SAC?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Sacramento (SAC) is 252 miles (405 km, 219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 SAC?
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