FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L17 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-08-30.2000N / 119-26-17.6000W 35-08.503333N / 119-26.293333W 35.1417222 / -119.4382222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 875 ft. / 266.7 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 |
| 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: | SAT-SUN 1000-1600, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1675 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 07/25 AND PAPI RY 25 NIGHT USE ONLY ACTVT- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FLWr066/21.2 | | FELLOWS VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 16E |
| EHFr205/26.5 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| GMNr290/34.9 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3550 x 60 ft. / 1082 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH X'S NO LDGS TKOF ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 35-08.449833N | | 35-08.556000N |
| Longitude: | 119-26.644167W | | 119-25.943333W |
| Gradient: | 2.2% | | 2.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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: | MATTHEW MAASS 3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026 Phone 661-391-1800 CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4055 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BFLSECURITY@CO.KERN.CA.US |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 March 2009 | |
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. |
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-Minter Field Airport (25 nm NE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (26 nm NE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (38 nm N)
KIZA - Santa Ynez Airport (45 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Evans
Photo taken 12-May-2009
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 14:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 01:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 01:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:33:26 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 22:33:26 |
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| METAR |
KBFL 26nm NE | 100554Z 04004KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 60000 T00560039 10089 20044 53010
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KSDB 43nm SE | 100552Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM SCT026 BKN034 M02/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP103 60004 T10171028 11006 21022 51009 FZRANO TSNO
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KIZA 45nm SW | 100613Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2989 RMK AO2
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KSBA 47nm SW | 100553Z 00000KT 10SM FEW075 BKN090 07/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00720044 10139 20072 53005
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KTSP 49nm E | 100615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN011 BKN017 00/M01 A2986 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBFL 26nm NE | 100540Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT110 FM101200 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN040 FM101800 30003KT P6SM FEW050
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