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PAO to BFL: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
220 mi
354 km · 191 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
220 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from BFL?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 220 miles (354 km, 191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 PAO to BFL?
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