AirNav: L17 - Taft-Kern County Airport

L17

Taft-Kern County Airport
Taft, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	L17
Lat/Long:	35-08-29.9691N 119-26-16.2251W 35-08.499485N 119-26.270418W 35.1416581,-119.4378403 (estimated)
Elevation:	858.2 ft. / 261.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of TAFT, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93268

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	SAT-SUN 1000-1600, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600
Pattern altitude:	1658.2 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MIRL RY 07/25 AND PAPI RY 25 NIGHT USE ONLY ACTVT- CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FLWr066/21.2	FELLOWS VOR/DME	117.50	16E
EHFr205/26.5	SHAFTER VORTAC	115.40	14E
GMNr290/34.8	GORMAN VORTAC	116.10	16E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVICE ONLY.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:

3283 x 60 ft. / 1001 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MKD WITH X'S NO LDGS TKOF ONLY.

RUNWAY 7

RUNWAY 25

Latitude:

35-08.450232N

35-08.548737N

Longitude:

119-26.594825W

119-25.946012W

Elevation:

858.2 ft.

759.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

066 magnetic, 080 true

246 magnetic, 260 true

Markings:

NSTD, in fair condition

basic, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

25 ft. pole, 385 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

none
RY 25 +4 FT BRUSH 150 FT FM EOR 50 FT RIGHT.

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
Manager:	ERIC GRANT 3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026 Phone (661) 391-1824 CELL PHONE: 661-747-4051; H24 CTC: 661-393-3868; FAX: 661-391-1801; EMAIL: GRANTE@KERNCOUNTY.COM.

Additional Remarks

-	RY 25 STEEP UPHILL GRADE (2.2%).
-	BE ALERT TO LGTD CRANES WITHIN 5 NMR 200' AGL AND BELOW.
-	RY 07/25 HAS A DRY STREAMBED NE END.
-	RY 07 NO TKOF WITH TAILWINDS.
-	NO STUDENT SOLO FLIGHTS PERMITTED.
-	FOR ARPT INFORMATION CALL (661) 393-7990.
-	FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (25 nm NE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (26 nm NE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (38 nm N)
KIZA - Santa Ynez Airport/Kunkle Field (45 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:57	13:57
Sunrise	06:23	14:23
Sunset	17:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	17:26	01:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Nov-2025 12:19:06
Local (UTC-8)	04-Nov-2025 04:19:06

METAR

KBFL 26nm NE	041154Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01280078 10189 20128 51013
KDLO 38nm N	041155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3008 RMK AO2 T00990064 10130 20099
KSDB 43nm SE	041151Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01281011 10144 20117 56002
KIZA 45nm SW	041155Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC002 10/10 A3007 RMK AO2
KSBA 47nm SW	041153Z AUTO 05003KT 8SM OVC008 14/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01440128 10150 20139 58004 $
KTSP 49nm E	041155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3017 RMK AO2

TAF

KBFL
26nm NE

041120Z 0412/0512 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM050300 04009KT P6SM SKC FM050700 VRB06KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

CB & RR, LLC

661-765-5330
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Restrooms, Showers

More info about CB & RR, LLC

World Fuel Services
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.29		$5.66
Updated 13-Oct-2025

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SS=Self service

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