Bakersfield

BFL · KBFL

Meadows Field

35.43°, -119.06°CA, United States

Passengers a year

406.4K

#190 busiest in the U.S.

4

nonstop destinations

10

airlines

8

departures a day

74.8%

arrivals on time

1.4%

flights cancelled

85.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from BFL, by passengers: PHX, DEN, DFW, SFOBFLSFODENDFWPHX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Bakersfield, with 62% of all passengers. 10 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 62% of the airport — the 45th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is BID at 62%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American85% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
61.5%250.1K-17.6%
UA
United86% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
38.1%154.9K+12.6%
G4
Allegiant95% full
0.2%684—
GCA
Global Crossing Airlines4% full
0.1%379—
37Q
Eastern Air Express17% full
0.1%319—

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

All nonstop destinations

4 nonstop · 2 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Bakersfield.

Body class · share of departures

  • Embraer E175

    1,612 departures · 86% full

    Regional

    56.0%

  • Bombardier CRJ-700

    464 departures · 77% full

    Regional

    16.1%

  • Airbus A320

    433 departures · 89% full

    Narrowbody

    15.0%

  • Airbus A319

    183 departures · 77% full

    Narrowbody

    6.4%

  • Bombardier CRJ-900

    174 departures · 69% full

    Regional

    6.0%

  • Cessna Citationjet

    4 departures · 60% full

    0.1%

  • Beechcraft Super King Air

    2 departures · 16% full

    0.1%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    2 departures · 29% full

    0.1%

  • Boeing 737-700

    1 departures · 9% full

    Narrowbody

    0.0%

  • Boeing 737-800

    1 departures · 19% full

    Narrowbody

    0.0%

When Bakersfield is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

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
145,965 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.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 24Cancelled 1

23 min

average delay

42

flights cancelled

2.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 76.9%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 68.3%

Among US airports

#190

On time, month by month

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 406.4K 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 62% of its passengers. 10 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 56% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Bakersfield. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).