FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L05 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-43-41.6000N / 118-25-11.0000W
35-43.693333N / 118-25.183333W
35.7282222 / -118.4197222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2614 ft. / 796.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of KERNVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93238 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1949 |
| 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: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Pattern altitude: | 3614 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr095/31.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| EHFr052/36.1 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | GROSS RWY PAVEMENT STRENGTH ESTIMATE PRVDD BY ARPT MANAGER; 12500 LBS. |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-43.980500N | | 35-43.405333N |
| Longitude: | 118-25.154333W | | 118-25.211000W |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 375 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | none
RWY 35 +1 FT ROCKS O-90 FT FM EOR 50 FT L TO 80 FT R PRVDG WASHOUT PROTECTION FM LAKE; +5 FT BRUSH 180-200 FT FM EOR 0 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF KERN DEPT OF AIRPORTS
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1800
OWNED BY US FOREST SVC ON LEASE TO KERN COUNTY. |
| Manager: | JACK GOTCHER
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1800
CONTACT: JACK GOTCHER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR 661-391-1800; ON AIRPORT FOR OPERATOR, G. NELSON, OR CALL 619-376-2852.
CELL PHONE 661-747-4053 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 February 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO NIGHT OPERATIONS. |
| - | KERN VALLEY PAINTED ON CENTER OF RWY. |
| - | FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at L05.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (29 nm E)
KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (36 nm E)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (36 nm SW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Pierre Kandorfer, 1-877-AIR-MOVIE
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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 12-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 02:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 03:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 16:02:10 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-May-2008 09:02:10 |
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| METAR |
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KIYK
30nm E | 121548Z 29010KT 20SM SCT090 BKN120 21/ A2970
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KBFL
35nm SW | 121554Z 33010KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01780028
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KPTV
36nm NW | 121555Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A2992 RMK AO1 PNO TSNO
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KNID
37nm E | 121556Z 24019G32KT 10SM BKN160 21/M03 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 22032/1551 SLP037 T02061033
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KMHV
42nm S | 121455Z 24023G30KT 20SM OVC200 14/00 A2983
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KBFL
35nm SW | 121120Z 121212 34008KT P6SM SKC FM2100 32016G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM0300 32009KT P6SM SCT250 FM0600 35006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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