Meadows Field Airport

Meadows Field AFB

Kern County Airport No. 1
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKern County
OperatorKern County Department of Airports
ServesGreater Bakersfield metropolitan area
LocationOildale, California
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
  Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL510 ft / 155 m
Coordinates35°26′02″N 119°03′28″W / 35.43389°N 119.05778°W / 35.43389; -119.05778
Websitemeadowsfield.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12L/30R 10,855 3,309 Asphalt
12R/30L 7,703 2,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total Passengers390,000
Departing passengers195,000
Scheduled flights3,195
Cargo (lb.)1.32 mil
Aircraft operations (2018)112,510
Based aircraft (2021)194

Meadows Field (IATA: BFL, ICAO: KBFL, FAA LID: BFL) is a public airport in Kern County, California, United States, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield. It is the main airport for the Bakersfield area, and one of two international airports in the San Joaquin Valley, the other Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Also known as Kern County Airport #1, it is located in an area of unincorporated Kern County adjacent to Oildale, California.

Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 103,067 in 2009 and 111,699 in 2010. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.