Bakersfield (BFL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 20m
Bearing
92° E
Bakersfield (BFL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 1,268 miles (2,041 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–DFW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–DFW; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
58
May 2026
Seats
8,700
both directions
Passengers
7,945
both directions
Load factor
91.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BFL–DFW?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–DFW in May 2026 (58 departures).
- AA
58 departures · 8,700 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.3%
Load
What plane flies BFL–DFW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of BFL–DFW departures.
- Airbus A320
58 departures · 91.3% load
100.0%
How has BFL–DFW traffic changed?
Nonstop BFL–DFW departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 58 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BFL–DFW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 8,196 passengers
91.1%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 8,164 passengers
90.7%
Load
August 2025
59 departures · 7,813 passengers
88.7%
Load
September 2025
56 departures · 7,748 passengers
92.2%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 8,138 passengers
90.4%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 7,856 passengers
88.8%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 7,903 passengers
87.8%
Load
January 2026
53 departures · 6,251 passengers
80.4%
Load
February 2026
22 departures · 2,825 passengers
85.6%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
47 departures · 6,287 passengers
89.2%
Load
May 2026
58 departures · 7,945 passengers
91.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BFL → DFW
93.1% full
29 departures · 4,050 passengers
DFW → BFL
89.5% full
29 departures · 3,895 passengers
Nonstop BFL–DFW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bakersfield (BFL) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)?
BFL to DFW is 1,268 miles (2,041 km / 1,102 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to DFW?
A nonstop covers the 1,268-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–DFW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–DFW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,268-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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