FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
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| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Evans
Photo taken 12-May-2009
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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 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 14:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 14:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 21:11:56 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Nov-2009 13:11:56 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
26nm NE | 092054Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01830061 58015
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KSDB
43nm SE | 092052Z AUTO 14007G15KT 10SM CLR 18/M08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01781083 58011 TSNO
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KIZA
45nm SW | 092049Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/02 A3001 RMK AO2
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KSBA
47nm SW | 092053Z 26007KT 9SM CLR 18/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01830139 58019
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KBFL
26nm NE | 091730Z 0918/1018 30005KT P6SM SCT200 FM100600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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