FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 2351 ft. / 716.6 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 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | WJF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 3151 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.3 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 661-949-2840 |
| FOX GROUND: | 121.7 256.9 [0700-2100] |
| FOX TOWER: | 120.3 256.9 [0700-2100] |
| JOSHUA APPROACH: | 126.1 |
| JOSHUA DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
| WX ASOS at PMD (9 nm SE): | 118.275 (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 |
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| PMDr296/10.1 | | PALMDALE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 15E |
| LHSr064/18.0 | | LAKE HUGHES VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 15E |
| EDWr224/28.0 | | EDWARDS VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 15E |
| GMNr081/31.9 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
| VNYr009/33.9 | | VAN NUYS VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 24 FIRST 340 FT OF RY CENTERLINE NOT MARKED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 34-44.280120N | | 34-44.645683N |
| Longitude: | 118-13.802358W | | 118-12.434420W |
| Elevation: | 2350.5 ft. | | 2334.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 072 true | | 237 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 06 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 24 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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) 300-4602
LA COUNTY CTC: RICHARD SMITH (626) 300-4600 X4615. AIRPORT MGT CONTRACTED TO - AMERICAN AIRPORTS CORP. |
| Manager: | STEVE IRVING
4555 WEST AVE G
LANCASTER, CA 93536
Phone 661-940-1709 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 156 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 140 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 224/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 November 2012 | |
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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (247KB) |
| NDB-C | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
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 Airport (19 nm N)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KWHP - Whiteman Airport (30 nm S)
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Satellite photo at:
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by "Sleepy Joe"
Taken in April 2010
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| Sectional chart |
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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 18-May-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 02:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:04:15 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:04:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KWJF | 180656Z 26017KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 26028/0626 SLP131 T01720033
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KPMD
9nm SE | 180653Z 24012KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01670056
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KEDW
19nm NE | 180658Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01770037
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KMHV
20nm N | 180735Z AUTO 29032G44KT 250V310 10SM CLR 17/03 A2989 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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| KWJF | 180520Z 1806/1906 25015KT P6SM SKC FM181900 28018G28KT P6SM SKC FM182300 28028G38KT 6SM BLDU SKC FM190500 28018G28KT P6SM SKC
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KPMD
9nm SE | 180520Z 1806/1906 24012KT P6SM SKC FM181500 28015KT P6SM SKC FM182300 28022G32KT P6SM SKC FM190500 28015G25KT P6SM SKC
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KEDW
19nm NE | 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
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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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Fuel Prices | | Comments | |
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| American Airports Corp. |
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661-940-1709
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no information available
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| 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $6.19 | | $5.21 | | SS | | $5.99 | | --- | | Updated 15-May-2013 |
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Comments | |
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| Barnes Aviation |
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661-948-4048
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no information available
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| High Desert Avionics |
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661-949-8300
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no information available
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