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RDD to BFL: distance & flight time
Redding (Redding Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
392 mi
632 km · 341 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
392 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- RDD — Redding Municipal Airport · Redding, 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 RDD
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport54 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field98 mi away
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport100 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 RDD from BFL?
The flight distance from Redding (RDD) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 392 miles (632 km, 341 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDD to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RDD to BFL?
Nonstop service on RDD–BFL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RDD to BFL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RDD–BFL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RDD to BFL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RDD–BFL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.