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L45 Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Bakersfield, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: L45
Lat/Long: 35-19-29.5000N / 118-59-45.7000W
35-19.491667N / 118-59.761667W
35.3248611 / -118.9960278
(estimated)
Elevation: 378 ft. / 115.2 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
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: 0700-1700
Pattern altitude: 1178 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SS-SR
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 SVC PRVDD BY L.A. CENTER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
  • RCO 122.45 (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr139/10.8SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
GMNr332/31.9GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E
TTEr162/35.3TULE VOR/DME109.2016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
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: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 35-19.820647N35-19.164237N
Longitude: 118-59.799395W118-59.723090W
Elevation: 378.0 ft.372.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 175 true341 magnetic, 355 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear103 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: STUART PATTESON
4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
Phone 661-326-3781
EMERGENCY 661-326-3811

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 78
Single engine airplanes: 69
Multi engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/day *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 23 April 2012

Additional Remarks

E98 ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
+100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.

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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 34   download (189KB)
VOR/DME RWY 34   download (185KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (7 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (42 nm N)
KMHV - Mojave Airport (44 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2212:22
Sunrise05:5012:50
Sunset19:5402:54
Evening civil twilight20:2303:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 07:46:00
Local (UTC-7)  18-May-2013 00:46:00
 
METAR
KBFL 
7nm N 
180654Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01890033
TAF
KBFL 
7nm N 
180530Z 1806/1906 35007KT P6SM SKC FM181900 30010KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Kern Charter Service UNICOM 122.80
661-834-6870
661-834-2593
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, ...
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EPIC
100LL
SS $6.20 
 Updated 02-May-2013
 
   3 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Harmon's Rocket Shop Cafe 661-832-4800
661-832-4801
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant, Attraction

More info about Harmon's Rocket Shop Cafe
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   3 read write
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bakersfield Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bakersfield Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into L45 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BAKERSFIELD INN & SUITES 2.0 48-58
HOTEL ROSEDALE 4.8 79-159
HOWARD JOHNSON INN - BAKERSFIELD 2.1 39-106
RAMADA LIMITED CENTRAL 2.8 55-72
VAGABOND INN BAKERSFIELD SOUTH 2.7 50-55
 

Other hotels near Bakersfield Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BAKERSFIELD 2.1 82-136
SUPER 8 BAKERSFIELD CA 2.4 44-63
GARDEN SUITES INN 2.5 70-120
CALIFORNIA BEST INN 2.8 50-55
KNIGHTS INN SUITES BAKERSFIELD 2.8 38-50
BEST WESTERN PLUS HILL HOUSE 3.4 81-99
ECONO LODGE BAKERSFIELD 3.4 38-47
BAKERSFIELD MARRIOTT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER 3.4 114-134
THE PADRE HOTEL 3.8 139-149
TRAVELODGE BAKERSFIELD 3.8 45-63
HAMPTON INN BAKERSFIELD-CENTRAL 3.8 99-119
DAYS INN BAKERSFIELD 3.9 56-57
RAMADA LIMITED STE BAKERSFIELD 3.9 75-129
SUPER 8 BAKERSFIELD CENTRAL 3.9 60-65
RODEWAY INN & SUITES BAKERSFIELD 3.9 55-65
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA BAKERSFIELD - CALIFORNIA AVENUE 3.9 60-80

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