FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MIT |
| Lat/Long: | 35-30-26.6100N / 119-11-31.8200W
35-30.443500N / 119-11.530333W
35.5073917 / -119.1921722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 421 ft. / 128.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of SHAFTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93263 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| 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: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1421 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 OPERS DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX ASOS at BFL (8 nm SE): | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (14 nm N): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EHFr272/4.8 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| TTEr183/25.7 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| AVEr086/39.3 | | AVENAL VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.640500N | | 35-30.131167N |
| Longitude: | 119-12.061333W | | 119-11.401667W |
| Elevation: | 409.9 ft. | | 409.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 magnetic, 133 true | | 297 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2972 x 100 ft. / 906 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.558667N | | 35-30.068833N |
| Longitude: | 119-11.158000W | | 119-11.158333W |
| Elevation: | 420.9 ft. | | 411.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 180 true | | 344 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 470 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MINTER FIELD AIRPORT DISTRICT
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
| Manager: | HERMAN RUDDELL
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 123/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HEAVY CROP DUSTER ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (8 nm SE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (39 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 03:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:08:54 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-Jul-2008 19:08:54 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 260154Z 31007KT 8SM CLR 36/09 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP084 T03610094
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| TAF |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 252343Z 260024 31010KT P6SM SKC FM0300 36006KT P6SM SKC FM0800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1700 25005KT P6SM SKC FM2100 30010KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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