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SMF to BFL: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
265 mi
427 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, 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 SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 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 SMF from BFL?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 265 miles (427 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 SMF to BFL?
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