# Distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Caracas (CCS)

> 5,916 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,916 km / 3,676 mi / 3,194 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 05:12 in Bakersfield, it's 08:12 in Caracas)
- **Elevation difference**: 275 ft (CCS is lower than BFL)

## Airports

### [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakersfield, United States
- ICAO: KBFL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.430000, -119.060000
- Elevation: 510 ft

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:12 in Bakersfield, it's 08:12 in Caracas.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Meadows Field (BFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfl-bakersfield-meadows-field/1ef266df-1052-68d4-9731-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)