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KWJF General Wm J Fox Airfield
Lancaster, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: WJF
Lat/Long: 34-44-27.8000N 118-13-07.1000W
34-44.463333N 118-13.118333W
34.7410556,-118.2186389
(estimated)
Elevation: 2350.7 ft. / 716.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1980)
From city: 4 miles NW of LANCASTER, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93536

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1959
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: WJF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 3150.7 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ARPT LGTS ON CONTINUOUSLY, WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.525
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 126.3
WX ASOS: PHONE 661-949-2840
FOX GROUND: 121.7 256.9 [0700-2100]
FOX TOWER: 118.525 256.9 [0700-2100]
JOSHUA APPROACH: 126.1
JOSHUA DEPARTURE: 126.1
WX ASOS at PMD (9 nm SE): PHONE 661-272-3798
WX AWOS-3 at MHV (19 nm N): 132.225 (661-824-5218)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PMDr296/10.1PALMDALE VORTAC115.5515E
LHSr064/18.0LAKE HUGHES VORTAC114.3515E
EDWr227/28.0EDWARDS VORTAC116.4012E
GMNr081/31.9GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E
VNYr009/33.9VAN NUYS VOR/DME113.1015E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 7201 x 150 ft. / 2195 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/rubberized friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 68.0
Double tandem: 117.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 34-44.280120N34-44.645683N
Longitude: 118-13.802358W118-12.434420W
Elevation: 2350.5 ft.2334.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 057 magnetic, 072 true237 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CO OF LOS ANGELES
PO BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CA 91802-1460
Phone 626-300-4600
LA COUNTY CTC: PAUL MASELBAS, 626-300-4600 X4615.
Manager: SAMUEL MAGHAKIAN
4725 WILLIAM J BARNES AVE
LANCASTER, CA 93536
Phone 661-940-1709

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 60
Single engine airplanes: 56
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 132/day *
52% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
3% military
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

LGTD RDO TWRS 4 MI SE.
FOREST SVC FIRE FIGHTING STN ON ARPT MAY-DEC.
NUMEROUS BIRDS SE OF ARPT.
PAEW ADJACENT RAMP AREA BTN FUEL ISLAND AND TERMINAL BLDG.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (319KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (271KB)
VOR-B   download (274KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (118KB)
 
PALMDALE ONE (OBSTACLE)   download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (347KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (9 nm SE)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (19 nm NE)
KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (19 nm N)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KWHP - Whiteman Airport (30 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1813:18
Sunrise06:4413:44
Sunset19:1102:11
Evening civil twilight19:3702:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 11:32:34
Local (UTC-7)  29-Mar-2024 04:32:34
 
METAR
KWJF 291056Z AUTO 27012KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00720028
KPMD 
9nm SE 
291053Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00670011
KEDW 
19nm NE 
291055Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T00840022
KMHV 
20nm N 
291100Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2986 RMK AO2
TAF
KWJF 290553Z 2906/3006 24010KT P6SM OVC030 FM291600 22018G25KT P6SM BKN250 FM291900 22025G35KT P6SM BKN120 FM300300 22018G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
KPMD 
9nm SE 
290551Z 2906/3006 26010KT P6SM SCT250 FM291600 22018G25KT P6SM BKN250 FM291900 22025G35KT P6SM BKN120 FM300300 22018G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
KEDW 
19nm NE 
290445Z 2905/3011 25010G15KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 BKN250 510003 QNH2990INS BECMG 2907/2908 25009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2990INS BECMG 2916/2917 24015G25KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 510003 QNH2986INS BECMG 2919/2920 23025G35KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 520003 QNH2982INS TX13/2923Z TN05/2913Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2905 NEXT 2913
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
LA County Aviation 661-331-7616
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.46 $6.24 
SS $6.07 --- 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
Barnes Aviation 661-948-4048
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High Desert Avionics 661-949-8300
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