FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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
| 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: | RON BREWSTER
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1824
RON BREWSTER OPERATIONS AND SECURITY SUPERVISOR KERN COUNTY AIRPORTS 3701 WINGS WAY BAKERSFIELD, CA. 93308 OFFICE (661) 391-1825 CELL (661) 889-5273 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 April 2012 | |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 02:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:22 | | 03:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:03:20 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:03:20 |
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| METAR |
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KIYK
30nm E | SuperAWOS
180655Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM 22/00 A2985
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KBFL
35nm SW | 180654Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01890033
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KTSP
36nm S | 180735Z AUTO 28012G16KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3008 RMK AO2
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KPTV
36nm NW | 180735Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3002 RMK AO1
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KNID
37nm E | 180656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02000011 TSNO $
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KMHV
42nm S | 180735Z AUTO 29032G44KT 250V310 10SM CLR 17/03 A2989 RMK AO1
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KBFL
35nm SW | 180530Z 1806/1906 35007KT P6SM SKC FM181900 30010KT P6SM SKC
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KNID
37nm E | 1723/1823 21012G23KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2973INS WND 170V250 TEMPO 1723/1803 23018G29KT 9999 520009 BECMG 1803/1805 VRB05KT 9999 SKC 500000 QNH2979INS BECMG 1822/1823 27012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS T14/1813Z T29/1822Z LAST NO AMD AFT 1805/ NEXT 2015
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