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MAE to BFL: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
122 mi
197 km · 106 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
122 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAE from BFL?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 122 miles (197 km, 106 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 47m 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 MAE to BFL?
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