FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L73 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-35-47.0000N / 119-07-41.8000W
35-35.783333N / 119-07.696667W
35.5963889 / -119.1282778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 635 ft. / 194 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of FAMOSO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93308 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1435 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MIT (6 nm SW): | 121.125 (661-393-8596) |
| WX ASOS at BFL (10 nm S): | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (10 nm NW): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EHFr333/6.9 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| TTEr179/19.7 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SALYER FARMS | | 129/34.3 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 35-36.030500N | | 35-35.535833N |
| Longitude: | 119-07.699167W | | 119-07.695167W |
| Elevation: | 635.0 ft. | | |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 210 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 525 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 36:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | none |
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 661-391-1801
CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4055 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BFLSECURITY@CO.KERN.CA.US |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 83/month * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 661-391-1800. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS. |
| - | AREAS OF OPEN APRON ROUGH AND DETERIORATING. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at L73.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (6 nm SW)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (10 nm S)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:56:33 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 00:56:33 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
11nm S | 180654Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01890033
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KBFL
11nm S | 180530Z 1806/1906 35007KT P6SM SKC FM181900 30010KT P6SM SKC
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