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L19 Wasco-Kern County Airport
Wasco, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: L19
Lat/Long: 35-37-10.8000N / 119-21-13.2000W
35-37.180000N / 119-21.220000W
35.6196667 / -119.3536667
(estimated)
Elevation: 313 ft. / 95 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of WASCO, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 93280

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: IREG
Pattern altitude: 1113 ft. MSL
TPA 1113 MSL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at DLO (9 nm NE): 119.55 (661-721-2668)
WX ASOS at BFL (18 nm SE): PHONE 661-393-3766

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr289/14.9SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
TTEr207/23.9TULE VOR/DME109.2016E
AVEr077/30.5AVENAL VORTAC117.1016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVBL BY PHONE CALL ONLY (661) 758-3009.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3380 x 60 ft. / 1030 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 6.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RY 12 LGTD THLD RELCTD 455 FT; RY 30 LGTD THLD RELCTD 240 FT FOR NIGHT OPNS; 2685 FT OF RY 12/30 USBL AT NIGHT.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 35-37.380667N35-36.979833N
Longitude: 119-21.456667W119-20.982667W
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 455 ft.240 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
+6' FENCE & +15' RD 0' TO 70' FM RY END 80' L TO 70' R.		15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway
+4' FENCE 85' TO 180' FM RY END 125' L TO 125' R; +15' RD 105' TO 200' FM RY END 125' L TO 125' R; +8' SIGN 200' FM RY END 0' L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: KERN COUNTY DEPT OF AIRPORTS
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1800
Manager: MATHEW MAASS
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1800
RESIDENT CUSTODIAN ON ARPT. 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: 8
Single engine airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
80% local general aviation
10% transient general aviation
10% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 13 March 2009

Additional Remarks

- CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY AMGR 661-393-1800.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L19.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (10 nm SE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (18 nm SE)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of L19 (Wasco-Kern County Airport)
Photo by Mike Evans
Photo taken 02-Jun-2009
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From to L19

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0214:02
Sunrise06:2914:29
Sunset16:5300:53
Evening civil twilight17:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 13:58:03
Local (UTC-8)  10-Nov-2009 05:58:03
 
METAR
KBFL 
19nm SE 		101354Z AUTO 15003KT 8SM CLR 08/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00780044
KPTV 
28nm NE 		101355Z AUTO 15005KT 7SM CLR 04/03 A3017 RMK AO1
TAF
KBFL 
19nm SE 		101141Z 1012/1112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM102000 28006KT P6SM SCT200 FM110200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Wasco-Kern County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Wasco-Kern County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Wasco-Kern County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN WASCO INN STES 1.3 81-120

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Wasco-Kern County Airport

1 in Wasco
4 in Delano
1 in Earlimart
 

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