FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L17 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-08-30.0000N / 119-26-16.1000W
35-08.500000N / 119-26.268333W
35.1416667 / -119.4378056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 858 ft. / 261.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of TAFT, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | 1658 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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FLWr066/21.2 | | FELLOWS VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 16E |
| EHFr205/26.5 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| GMNr290/34.8 | | 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: | 3283 x 60 ft. / 1001 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH X'S NO LDGS TKOF ONLY. |
| Gradient: | WEST |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 35-08.450490N | | 35-08.548775N |
| Longitude: | 119-26.592880W | | 119-25.945352W |
| Elevation: | 857.9 ft. | | 759.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 2.2% | | 3.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 080 true | | 246 magnetic, 260 true |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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: | RON BREWSTER
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1801
CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4053 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BREWSTERR@CO.KERN.CA.US |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 27 February 2013 | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Evans
Photo taken 12-May-2009
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Taft-Kern County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:23:44 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:23:44 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
26nm NE | 180754Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01670044 402720150
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2CN4
39nm NW | SuperAWOS
180755Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM 15/04 A3008
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KSDB
43nm SE | 180748Z AUTO 34017G41KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 32043/0722 SLP140 T01221006 401890083 TSNO
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KIZA
45nm SW | 180755Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3007 RMK AO2
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KSBA
47nm SW | 180753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01500078 402220117
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KTSP
49nm E | 180755Z AUTO 27015KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3007 RMK AO2
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KBFL
26nm NE | 180530Z 1806/1906 35007KT P6SM SKC FM181900 30010KT P6SM SKC
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