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KMHV Mojave Airport
Mojave, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: MHV
Lat/Long: 35-03-31.1000N / 118-09-02.0000W
35-03.518333N / 118-09.033333W
35.0586389 / -118.1505556
(estimated)
Elevation: 2801 ft. / 853.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2000)
From city: 1 mile E of MOJAVE, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93501

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MHV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 3801 ft. MSL
TFC PAT ALT 4300 MSL JETS; 3300 MSL HEL. HEL USE SOUTH ENTRY & DEP.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & HIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 127.6
WX AWOS-3: 132.225 (661-824-5218)
MOJAVE GROUND: 123.9 [0700-1700 MON-FRI]
MOJAVE TOWER: 127.6 [0700-1700 MON-FRI]
JOSHUA APPROACH: 133.65
JOSHUA DEPARTURE: 133.65
WX AWOS-1 at L71 (9 nm NE): 120.875
WX AWOS-3 at TSP (15 nm W): 120.025 (661-823-0473)
WX ASOS at WJF (19 nm S): PHONE 661-949-2840

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EDWr268/21.0EDWARDS VORTAC116.4015E
PMDr336/26.0PALMDALE VORTAC114.5015E
LHSr028/30.8LAKE HUGHES VORTAC108.4015E
GMNr050/38.2GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEN WILLIAM J FOX355/19.528215EGWF --. .-- ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 0730-1630; OTHER TIMES CTC SECURITY ON CTAF, FEE CHARGED.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 12503 x 200 ft. / 3811 x 61 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 120.0
Double wheel: 150.0
Double tandem: 450.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 35-04.148665N35-02.687860N
Longitude: 118-09.625615W118-07.858042W
Elevation: 2801.4 ft.2680.3 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 135 true301 magnetic, 315 true
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.900 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair 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

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 7049 x 100 ft. / 2149 x 30 m
300 FT PAVED OVERRUN EAST END OF RY; 300 FT PAVED OVERRUN WEST END OF RY.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 88.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 35-03.552897N35-03.549933N
Longitude: 118-09.964323W118-08.551442W
Elevation: 2780.4 ft.2734.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 090 true256 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3946 x 50 ft. / 1203 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKING, LOOSE GRAVEL AND UNEVEN SECTIONS
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 60.0
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 35-03.577493N35-03.979850N
Longitude: 118-09.867918W118-09.246523W
Elevation: 2778.3 ft.2779.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 037 magnetic, 051 true217 magnetic, 231 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 44 ft. pole, 2200 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EAST KERN AIRPORT DISTRICT
1434 FLIGHTLINE
MOJAVE, CA 93501
Phone 661-824-2433
Manager: STU WITT
1434 FLIGHTLINE
MOJAVE, CA 93501
Phone 661-824-2433

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 163
Single engine airplanes: 63
Multi engine airplanes: 13
Jet airplanes: 58
Helicopters: 16
Ultralights: 1
Military aircraft: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 48/day *
59% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
1% commercial
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 14 May 2012

Additional Remarks

- UNLGTD TWYS CONNECT RY ENDS 08 & 12, AND 22 & 26.
- BE ALERT TO HIGH SPEED ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.
- DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN WEST AND NORTH-WEST OF THE AIRPORT, VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN BASE LEG MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 2.2 NM FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD FOR RY 08 OPERATIONS.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 04   download (247KB)
GPS RWY 22   download (377KB)
 
Departure Procedures
JERID FOUR (RNAV)   download (217KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L71 - California City Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (16 nm SE)
KWJF - General Wm J Fox Airfield (19 nm S)
KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (26 nm S)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (39 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMHV (Mojave Airport)
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Photo taken 26-May-2009
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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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From to KMHV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1912:19
Sunrise05:4812:48
Sunset19:5002:50
Evening civil twilight20:1903:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 08:08:39
Local (UTC-7)  18-May-2013 01:08:39
 
METAR
KMHV 180755Z AUTO 27035G49KT 9SM CLR 16/03 A2987 RMK AO1
K9L2 
15nm E 		180755Z AUTO 30012G18KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01780017 402610150 $
KTSP 
15nm W 		180755Z AUTO 27015KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3007 RMK AO2
KEDW 
17nm SE 		180758Z AUTO 24016G22KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01740031 402540132
TAF
KEDW 
17nm SE 		1804/1908 26015G25KT 9999 SKC 520009 520901 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1804/1807 28025G35KT BECMG 1809/1810 26012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS BECMG 1815/1816 25012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS BECMG 1820/1821 27023G30KT 9999 FEW150 520009 520901 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1822/1903 28025G35KT 520009 BECMG 1903/1904 25010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS T29/1823Z T12/1813Z AMD 180435
KWJF 
21nm S 		180520Z 1806/1906 25015KT P6SM SKC FM181900 28018G28KT P6SM SKC FM182300 28028G38KT 6SM BLDU SKC FM190500 28018G28KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
East Kern Airport District 661-824-2433
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.73 $5.04 
SS $5.53 --- 
 Updated 13-May-2013
  
   7 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Mojave Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mojave Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KMHV have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN MOUNTAIN INN 17.8 83-92
DAYS INN MOJAVE CA 1.4 55-65
BEST WESTERN PLUS DESERT WINDS 1.4 83-92
 

Other hotels near Mojave Airport

Miles Price ($)
DESERT INN 1.2 
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 1.4 57-63

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Mojave Airport

4 in Mojave
6 in Tehachapi
 

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