Live flights over Meadows Field (BFL)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 132 departures and 132 arrivals at Meadows Field, 132 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Phoenix (PHX), Ontario (ONT) and Denver (DEN). The airline seen most often is SkyWest Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- BFL
- ICAO code
- KBFL
- City
- Bakersfield
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 155 m (510 ft)
- Coordinates
- 35.4336, -119.057
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Meadows Field that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Bakersfield.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 69 | 70 | 139 |
| Sat 24 | 63 | 62 | 125 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Phoenix PHX 13 flights
- Ontario ONT 9 flights
- Denver DEN 8 flights
- San Francisco SFO 7 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 4 flights
- Los Angeles LAX 4 flights
- San Luis Obispo SBP 2 flights
- Austin AUS 1 flights
- Burbank BUR 1 flights
- Salt Lake City SLC 1 flights
Airlines
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 19
- American AirlinesAAL 12
- Westair IndustriesPCM 9
- AmeriflightAMF 4
- Envoy AirENY 4
- United AirlinesUAL 4
- Air WisconsinAWI 2
- ATP Flight SchoolCXK 2
- Silver AirSIS 2
- Civil Air PatrolCAP 1
Aircraft
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 109
- C208 15
- E75L 12
- CRJ2 11
- AS50 9
- Airbus A319 A319 8
- Airbus A320 A320 8
- C25B 7
- CH7B 7
- BE20 6
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Meadows Field, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/35.4336/lon/-119.057/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Bakersfield right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Meadows Field? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Bakersfield: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of BFL, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Meadows Field? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were SkyWest Airlines, American Airlines, Westair Industries, Ameriflight and Envoy Air.
What are the main connections from Meadows Field? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Phoenix (PHX, 13), Ontario (ONT, 9), Denver (DEN, 8), San Francisco (SFO, 7) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 4). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Bakersfield? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Meadows Field? +
Meadows Field has IATA code BFL and ICAO code KBFL. It lies in California, United States, at coordinates 35.4336, -119.057.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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