FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | L45 |
Lat/Long: | 35-19-29.5490N 118-59-45.6790W 35-19.492483N 118-59.761317W 35.3248747,-118.9960219 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 378.3 ft. / 115.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14E (1990) |
From city: | 3 miles S of BAKERSFIELD, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 93307 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
Pattern altitude: | 1178.3 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 34 OPER CONSLY. ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 THREE CLICKS FOR ON; LGTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MINS. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 126.45 |
BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
WX ASOS at BFL (7 nm NW): | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
WX AWOS-3 at MIT (15 nm NW): | 121.125 (661-393-8596) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL (BFL) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
EHFr139/10.8 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
GMNr332/31.9 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
TTEr162/35.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 16E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:FULL SERVICE USING FUELING TRUCK. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY. |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 35-19.820665N | | 35-19.164310N |
Longitude: | 118-59.799475W | | 118-59.723173W |
Elevation: | 378.3 ft. | | 372.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 175 true | | 341 magnetic, 355 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.10 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 103 ft. pline, marked, 2500 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 1501 TRUXTUN AVE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 Phone 661-326-3781 |
Manager: | ROBERT VOYLES 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 Phone (661) 326-3105 EMERGENCY 661-327-7111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 74 | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | 60% | transient general aviation | 40% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 17 March 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
E98 | ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS. |
- | +100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (263KB) |
VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (225KB) |
Departure Procedures |
STIGR TWO | |
download (149KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (135KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (7 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (42 nm N)
KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (44 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of focalflight.com
Photo taken 08-Apr-2015
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 13:59 |
Sunset | | 19:07 | | 02:07 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 02:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 20:42:17 |
Local (UTC-7) | 21-Mar-2023 13:42:17 |
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METAR |
KBFL 7nm N | 211954Z 25021G28KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 25028/1953 WSHFT 1853 LTG DSNT NE AND E RAE17 SLP006 P0000 T01670039
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TAF |
KBFL 7nm N | 211720Z 2118/2218 14016G22KT P6SM BKN090 BKN100 FM220200 11016G23KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM221200 10012KT P6SM -RA OVC050
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NOTAMs |
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