Bakersfield (BFL) to El Paso (ELP)
Flight time
≈ 2h 20m
Bearing
105° E
Bakersfield (BFL) to El Paso (ELP) is 771 miles (1,240 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–ELP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn September 2025, Eastern Air Express was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–ELP; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 19% full.
Departures
1
September 2025
Seats
191
both directions
Passengers
37
both directions
Load factor
19.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BFL–ELP?
Eastern Air Express was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–ELP in September 2025 (1 departures).
- 37Q
Eastern Air Express
1 departures · 191 seats
Share of departures100.0%19.4%
Load
What plane flies BFL–ELP?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of BFL–ELP departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 19.4% load
100.0%
How has BFL–ELP traffic changed?
Nonstop BFL–ELP departures held steady at about 1 a month between May 2025 and September 2025.
Monthly nonstop BFL–ELP traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 142 passengers
94.7%
Load
June 2025
1 departures · 108 passengers
67.5%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 37 passengers
19.4%
Load
Nonstop BFL–ELP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; 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 El Paso (ELP)?
BFL to ELP is 771 miles (1,240 km / 670 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to ELP?
A nonstop covers the 771-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–ELP?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–ELP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 771-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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