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L62 Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport
Buttonwillow, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: L62
Lat/Long: 35-21-12.4000N / 119-28-47.0000W
35-21.206667N / 119-28.783333W
35.3534444 / -119.4797222
(estimated)
Elevation: 326 ft. / 99 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of BUTTONWILLOW, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93206

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1970
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: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1126 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at MIT (17 nm NE): 121.125 (661-393-8596)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr233/20.3SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
FLWr034/24.5FELLOWS VORTAC117.5016E
AVEr110/30.1AVENAL VORTAC117.1016E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 3260 x 50 ft. / 994 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY MARKINGS FADED
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 35-21.383500N35-21.031333N
Longitude: 119-29.030500W119-28.534833W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono

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 661-391-1800
24 HRS: (661) 747-4053 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BREWSTERR@CO.KERN.CA.US

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 23/week *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 24 April 2012

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
ELK HILLS-BUTTONWILLOW ELEV 326 PAINTED ON CENTER OF RWY.
CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 661-391-1800.
RADIO CTLD MODEL ACFT BELOW 800 FT AGL INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L62.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (17 nm NE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (21 nm E)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (45 nm NE)
 
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From to L62

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2412:24
Sunrise05:5212:52
Sunset19:5602:56
Evening civil twilight20:2503:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 07:48:28
Local (UTC-7)  18-May-2013 00:48:28
 
METAR
KBFL 
22nm E 
180654Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01890033
2CN4 
28nm NW 
SuperAWOS
180655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 16/04 A3007
TAF
KBFL 
22nm E 
180530Z 1806/1906 35007KT P6SM SKC FM181900 30010KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into L62 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES BU 5.7 46-55
 

Other hotels near Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport

Miles Price ($)
MOTEL 6 BUTTONWILLOW CENTRAL 5.6 68-73
KNIGHTS INN BUTTONWILLOW 5.7 

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

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