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SDM to BFL: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
231 mi
371 km · 200 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
231 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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 SDM
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 SDM from BFL?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 231 miles (371 km, 200 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 SDM to BFL?
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