KBFL · Meadows Field

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

510

Elevation ft

Runways

10,849

Longest ft · 12L/30R

35.43N

119.06W

Meadows Field serves Bakersfield, California at 510 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12L/30R, at 10,849 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12L/30R	10,849 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12R/30L	7,700 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 510 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	510 ft	2,537 ft	2,164 ft	3,246 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,710 ft	2,772 ft	2,290 ft	3,436 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,910 ft	3,006 ft	2,417 ft	3,626 ft
35°C afternoon	3,032 ft	3,029 ft	2,430 ft	3,645 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12L/30R, 10,849 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,645 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBFL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDLO Delano Municipal Airport	21 nm NW	5,659 ft
1CA1 Belridge Strip	33 nm W	5,600 ft
KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport	36 nm N	5,960 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	50 nm SE	12,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBFL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBFL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBFL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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