FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHV |
| Lat/Long: | 35-03-31.1000N / 118-09-02.0000W 35-03.518333N / 118-09.033333W 35.0586389 / -118.1505556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2801 ft. / 853.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of MOJAVE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MHV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 3801 ft. MSL TFC PAT ALT 4300 MSL JETS; 3300 MSL HEL. HEL USE SOUTH ENTRY & DEP. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & HIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | UNLGTD TWYS CONNECT RWY ENDS 8 & 12, AND 22 & 26. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 127.6 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.225 (661-824-5218) |
| MOJAVE GROUND: | 123.9 [0700-1700 MON-FRI] |
| MOJAVE TOWER: | 127.6 [0700-1700 MON-FRI] |
| JOSHUA APPROACH: | 133.65 |
| JOSHUA DEPARTURE: | 133.65 |
| WX AWOS-1 at L71 (9 nm NE): | 120.875 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TSP (15 nm W): | 120.025 (661-823-0473) |
| WX ASOS at WJF (19 nm S): | PHONE 661-949-2840 |
- ATCT OWNED BY EAST KERN COUNTY & OPERATED BY BARTON ATC INC.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EDWr268/21.0 | | EDWARDS VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 15E |
| PMDr336/26.0 | | PALMDALE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 15E |
| LHSr028/30.8 | | LAKE HUGHES VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 15E |
| GMNr050/38.2 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 0730-1630; OTHER TIMES CTC SECURITY ON CTAF, FEE CHARGED. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 12503 x 200 ft. / 3811 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 450.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 35-04.148665N | | 35-02.687860N |
| Longitude: | 118-09.625615W | | 118-07.858042W |
| Elevation: | 2801.4 ft. | | 2680.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | 900 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7049 x 100 ft. / 2149 x 30 m 300 FT PAVED OVERRUN EAST END OF RY; 300 FT PAVED OVERRUN WEST END OF RY. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 88.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 35-03.552897N | | 35-03.549933N |
| Longitude: | 118-09.964323W | | 118-08.551442W |
| Elevation: | 2780.4 ft. | | 2734.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3946 x 50 ft. / 1203 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKING, LOOSE GRAVEL AND UNEVEN SECTIONS |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 60.0 |
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| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 35-03.577493N | | 35-03.979850N |
| Longitude: | 118-09.867918W | | 118-09.246523W |
| Elevation: | 2778.3 ft. | | 2779.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 051 true | | 217 magnetic, 231 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. pole, 2200 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EAST KERN AIRPORT DISTRICT 1434 FLIGHTLINE MOJAVE, CA 93501 Phone 661-824-2433 |
| Manager: | STU WITT 1434 FLIGHTLINE MOJAVE, CA 93501 Phone 661-824-2433 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 178 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Jet airplanes: | | 59 | | Helicopters: | | 16 | | Ultralights: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 1% | commercial | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT TO HIGH SPEED ACTIVITY INVOF 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 04 | |
download (413KB) |
| GPS RWY 22 | |
download (470KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| JERID THREE (RNAV) | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (61KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (16 nm SE)
KWJF - General Wm J Fox Airfield (19 nm S)
KPMD - Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 (26 nm S)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (39 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of FocalFlight.com
Photo taken 26-May-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 22:34:45 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Dec-2009 14:34:45 |
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| METAR |
| KMHV | 082149Z 26026KT 40SM SKC 05/M10 A2991
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K9L2 15nm E | 082156Z AUTO 27016G19KT 10SM CLR 07/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00721106 $
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KEDW 17nm SE | 082155Z 23016KT 90SM CLR 07/M07 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP146 T00741067
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| TAF |
KWJF 21nm S | 081720Z 0818/0918 32010KT P6SM SKC FM082000 25012KT P6SM SKC FM090900 24006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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