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Meadows Field is a public airport in Kern County, California, three miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield, California.〔 It is the main airport for the Bakersfield area, and one of two international airports in the San Joaquin Valley. Also known as Kern County Airport #1, it is in Oildale, California. Federal Aviation Administration records show 141,847 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 103,067 in 2009 and 111,699 in 2010.〔 〕 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).〔 〕 ==History== Aviation has been linked to Kern County almost as long as the existence of the industry. In 1891 Charles Howard ascended in a hot air balloon to . He then proceeded to jump and landed safely with a parachute he designed and constructed. By 1910, only seven years after the Wright Brothers first airplane flight, aircraft began arriving in the county. They were brought in by Glenn Curtiss (in conjunction with the Kern County Board of Trade). The first flight in the area was flown by Charles Hamilton.〔Brewer, Chris. ''Historic Kern County''. Historic Publishing Network: San Antonio, Texas. 2001. ISBN 1-893619-14-1. Pages: 70–71.〕 Bakersfield then had two airfields. The more prominent field was at Sacramento and Monterey streets in East Bakersfield (at the time, primarily empty fields). It was named Bernard Field and was run by the Pacific Aero Club. The field would be a stop for US Air Mail from 1923 to 1926 (when that was moved to Meadows Field). Another airfield was on the Panorama Bluffs in Northeast Bakersfield where Greenlawn Mortuary is today.〔 With the development of commercial air service Bakersfield needed a purpose-built commercial airport. In 1926 the Kern County Chamber of Commerce constructed and operated a new airport called Kern County Airport No. 1. Originally at the intersection of U.S. Route 99 and Norris Road, the following year it was moved one mile east to its current location.〔Darling, Curtis. ''Kern County Place Names''. Kern County Historical Society. 2003. ISBN 0-943500-18-4. Page: 89.〕 The original facility had one runway, one terminal building, and a few hangars and other aircraft-related buildings. In 1935 Kern County bought the airport from the Chamber of Commerce. It was the first county-owned airport in the nation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meadows Field Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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