Bakersfield (BFL) to Columbia (COU)
Flight time
≈ 3h 47m
Bearing
73° E
Bakersfield (BFL) to Columbia (COU) is 1,491 miles (2,400 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–COU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–COU; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
70
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BFL–COU?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–COU in March 2026 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BFL–COU?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of BFL–COU departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has BFL–COU traffic changed?
Nonstop BFL–COU departures held steady at about 1 a month between November 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BFL–COU traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
November 2025
1 departures · 4 passengers
66.7%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop BFL–COU traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Bakersfield (BFL) from Columbia (COU)?
BFL to COU is 1,491 miles (2,400 km / 1,296 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to COU?
A nonstop covers the 1,491-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–COU?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–COU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,491-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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