Bishop (BIH) to Carlsbad (CLD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
168° S
Bishop (BIH) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 300 miles (482 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIH–CLD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier flying nonstop BIH–CLD; the Dornier 328 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
30
both directions
Passengers
21
both directions
Load factor
70.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BIH–CLD?
ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIH–CLD in March 2026 (1 departures).
- AN
ADVANCED AIR
1 departures · 30 seats
Share of departures100.0%70.0%
Load
What plane flies BIH–CLD?
In March 2026, the Dornier 328 flew 100% of BIH–CLD departures.
- Dornier 328
1 departures · 70.0% load
100.0%
How has BIH–CLD traffic changed?
Nonstop BIH–CLD departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIH–CLD traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 4 passengers
44.4%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 10 passengers
33.3%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 5 passengers
55.6%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
8 departures · 111 passengers
46.3%
Load
January 2026
5 departures · 63 passengers
49.6%
Load
February 2026
2 departures · 28 passengers
46.7%
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 21 passengers
70.0%
Load
Nonstop BIH–CLD 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.
The airports
Bishop
US
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport
Coordinates
37.37°N, 118.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bishop (BIH) from Carlsbad (CLD)?
BIH to CLD is 300 miles (482 km / 260 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIH to CLD?
A nonstop covers the 300-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIH–CLD?
In March 2026, the Dornier 328 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIH–CLD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 300-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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