Meadows Field Airport

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Meadows Field Kern County Airport #1

IATA: BFL – ICAO: KBFL – FAA: BFL
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Kern County
Location		Bakersfield, California
Elevation AMSL		507 ft / 154.5 m
Coordinates		35°26′01″N 119°03′24″W / 35.43361, -119.05667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12L/30R	10,857	3,309	Asphalt
12R/30L	3,700	1,128	Asphalt

Meadows Field (IATA: BFL, ICAO: KBFL, FAA LID: BFL) is the primary airport of Bakersfield, California and is owned by Kern County. Meadows Field is also called Kern County Airport #1. The airport covers 1,357 acres (549 ha) and has two runways, the longer which is the 3rd longest private runway in California behind LAX and SFO.

1 History
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Established in the 1920s, Meadows Field is actually in Oildale to the north of Bakersfield and is named after former county airport commissioner and aerial pioneer Cecil Meadows. The primary terminal was moved on February 27, 2006 to the newly constructed William M. Thomas Air Terminal, named after local U.S. Representative and strong airport supporter Bill Thomas who secured Congressional funding for the new terminal. The new terminal upgrades the airports facilities, adding jetways, indoor luggage carousels, wireless internet access, etc. The older terminal, built in the 1950s, has been transformed into an international terminal with a 10,000-square-foot (930 m²) U.S. Customs facility built adjacent to it. The older terminal featured a restaurant site and motel, both of which were demolished to make way for the customs building. There are no facilities immediately adjacent to the airport, but a hotel and fast food restaurants exist within a mile to the west of the terminal at 7th Standard Road (which will soon be renamed Merle Haggard Drive between North Chester Avenue and Highway 99) and Highway 65 and a new popular Mexican restaurant is on Airport Drive across from the entrance to the International Terminal at China Grade Loop. The future of the airport calls for a massive international air-cargo hub to be constructed on the grounds.