FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MIT |
| Lat/Long: | 35-30-21.4000N / 119-11-30.2000W
35-30.356667N / 119-11.503333W
35.5059444 / -119.1917222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 424 ft. / 129.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of SHAFTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93263 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1424 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 OPERS DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX ASOS at BFL (8 nm SE): | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (15 nm N): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD 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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| EHFr272/4.8 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| TTEr183/25.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| AVEr086/39.3 | | AVENAL VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.640613N | | 35-30.131273N |
| Longitude: | 119-12.061410W | | 119-11.401737W |
| Elevation: | 412.8 ft. | | 412.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 magnetic, 133 true | | 297 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2970 x 100 ft. / 905 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.558815N | | 35-30.069278N |
| Longitude: | 119-11.158088W | | 119-11.158543W |
| Elevation: | 423.4 ft. | | 414.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 180 true | | 344 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 470 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MINTER FIELD AIRPORT DISTRICT
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
| Manager: | HERMAN RUDDELL
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 103 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 78 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 123/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HEAVY CROP DUSTER ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 30 | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (8 nm SE)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (40 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Evans
Photo taken 12-May-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 08:49:49 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2009 00:49:49 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 080754Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM OVC050 12/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01220067 402060106
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| TAF |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 080538Z 0806/0906 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 FM082100 30005KT 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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