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BFL to SBP: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport)
90 mi
145 km · 79 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
90 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, 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 SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFL from SBP?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 90 miles (145 km, 79 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to SBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 SBP?
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