Bakersfield
BFL · KBFLMeadows Field
Passengers a year
411.4K
#190 busiest in the U.S.
4
nonstop destinations
11
airlines
8
departures a day
74.8%
arrivals on time
1.4%
flights cancelled
83.0%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Bakersfield, with 61% of all passengers. 11 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 61% of the airport — the 45th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is WTL at 62%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 61.3% | 252.3K | 2 | 66.9% | -15.8% |
UA | 38.0% | 156.4K | 2 | — | +12.5% |
GCA Global Crossing Airlines26% full | 0.3% | 1.2K | — | — | — |
37Q Eastern Air Express33% full | 0.2% | 831 | — | — | — |
G4 Allegiant95% full | 0.2% | 684 | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
4 nonstop destinations from Bakersfield, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
American Airlines
United Airlines
40.8K40,791 departing · 92% full
American Airlines
30.6K30,619 departing · 72% full
United Airlines
All nonstop destinations
4 nonstop · 2 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Bakersfield.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,461 departures · 84% full
50.0%
- Regional
504 departures · 78% full
17.2%
- Narrowbody
473 departures · 87% full
16.2%
- Narrowbody
257 departures · 73% full
8.8%
- Regional
211 departures · 71% full
7.2%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 35% full
0.1%
- Regional
3 departures · 4% full
0.1%
Cessna Citationjet
3 departures · 65% full
0.1%
Beechcraft Super King Air
2 departures · 16% full
0.1%
- Narrowbody
2 departures · 29% full
0.1%
When Bakersfield is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jul
Departures a month · peak December 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 206,922
- 1991
- 215,783
- 1992
- 159,010
- 1993
- 115,378
- 1994
- 69,988
- 1995
- 80,675
- 1996
- 81,478
- 1997
- 49,787
- 1998
- 70,556
- 1999
- 82,977
- 2000
- 58,636
- 2001
- 52,958
- 2002
- 48,042
- 2003
- 179,411
- 2004
- 234,322
- 2005
- 291,263
- 2006
- 341,760
- 2007
- 328,504
- 2008
- 283,472
- 2009
- 207,158
- 2010
- 220,401
- 2011
- 285,530
- 2012
- 298,211
- 2013
- 283,500
- 2014
- 279,891
- 2015
- 241,346
- 2016
- 200,867
- 2017
- 198,845
- 2018
- 212,446
- 2019
- 258,694
- 2020
- 168,819
- 2021
- 265,117
- 2022
- 286,048
- 2023
- 351,284
- 2024
- 390,938
- 2025
- 436,797
- 2026
- 228,518 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Bakersfield, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 24 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
24 min
average delay
40
flights cancelled
2.9K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 77.4%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 66.9%
Among US airports
#190
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 64.4%–86%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 64.4% of arrivals landed on time — 10.4 points below the year. The strongest was March 2026 at 86%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Meadows Field (BFL)?
Meadows Field handled about 411.4K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #190 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 8 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Meadows Field (BFL)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Bakersfield (BFL), flying about 61% of its passengers. 11 airlines serve Bakersfield in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Meadows Field (BFL)?
Bakersfield (BFL) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Meadows Field (BFL)?
About 74.8% of flights arriving at Bakersfield (BFL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Meadows Field (BFL)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Bakersfield (BFL), about 50% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Bakersfield. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).