FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BFL |
| Lat/Long: | 35-26-01.9114N / 119-03-27.5827W
35-26.031857N / 119-03.459712W
35.4338643 / -119.0576619
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 507 ft. / 154.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of BAKERSFIELD, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93308 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 12L/30R, PAPI & MALSR RY 30R - CTAF. PAPI RYS 12R AND 30L OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | IDEX C ARFF AVAILABLE |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.1 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.6 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
| BAKERSFIELD GROUND: | 121.7 [0600-2300] |
| BAKERSFIELD TOWER: | 118.1 257.8 [0600-2300] |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 118.8(SOUTH) 118.9(NORTH) 270.3(NORTH) 284.625 SOUTH [0600-2300] |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 126.45(NORTH/SOUTH) 270.3(NORTH) 284.625 SOUTH [0600-2300] |
| BASIC RADAR IC: | 118.8(SOUTH) 118.9(NORTH) 126.45(NORTH/SOUTH) 270.3(NORTH) 284.625 SOUTH |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EHFr134/3.6 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| TTEr168/28.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| GMNr330/39.0 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 12L/30R
| Dimensions: | 10857 x 150 ft. / 3309 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 110.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 500.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 850.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12L | | RUNWAY 30R |
| Latitude: | 35-26.780500N | | 35-25.508033N |
| Longitude: | 119-04.276150W | | 119-02.738550W |
| Elevation: | 506.9 ft. | | 471.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 3428 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown, midfield, rollout |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 12R/30L
| Dimensions: | 7700 x 100 ft. / 2347 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12R | | RUNWAY 30L |
| Latitude: | 35-26.324567N | | 35-25.422150N |
| Longitude: | 119-03.937817W | | 119-02.847267W |
| Elevation: | 486.3 ft. | | 463.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 3380 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 45 ft. tree, 2150 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF KERN
DEPT OF ARPTS, 3701 WINGS WAY, #300, 3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Phone 661-391-1800 |
| Manager: | MATTHEW MAASS
3701 WINGS WAY, #300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Phone 661-391-1800
CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4055 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BFLSECURITY@CO.KERN.CA.US |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 222 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 137 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Jet airplanes: | | 39 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 329/day * | | 36% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 27% | air taxi | | 2% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A57 | RWY 30R 50:1 TO DSPLD THR. |
| - | MIL HELICOPTERS MAKE ALL APCHS TO RY OR PAVED AREAS. MINIMIZE HOVERING & POWER TO AVOID CAUSING BLOWING DUST; WHEELED HELICOPTERS GND TAXI ONLY. FORMATION JOIN-UP AFT DEP ONLY. |
| - | RY 12R/30L CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| - | CAP SQUADRON ON ARPT. |
| - | RIGHT BASE OPNS FOR RY 30R ESTABLISH WINGS LEVEL ON FINAL APCH NO LOWER THAN 300 FT AGL. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S & E OF ARPT RECOMMENDED TURBOJET TRNG HRS WKDAY 0800-2200 WKENDS 1200-2200; NO MORE THAN TEN PRACTICE APCHS PER HR. |
| - | (CONTACT TITLE) RON BREWSTER - BREWSTERR@CO.KERN.CA.US |
| - | (CONTACT TITLE) DEP DIR - MATT MASS |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| ARVIN ONE | |
download (241KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30R | |
download (622KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12L | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R | |
download (560KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 30R | |
download (586KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| MARIC THREE | |
download (202KB) |
| MEADOWS ONE **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
| WRING THREE | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (7 nm SE)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (8 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (36 nm N)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (45 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Jan-2008
taken with a mobile phone
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 14:02 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 00:25:30 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Oct-2008 17:25:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KBFL | 122354Z 32009KT 10SM CLR 19/M07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01891067 10194 20128 53001
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| TAF |
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| KBFL | 122325Z 130024 31008KT P6SM SKC FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2100 31009KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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