FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WJF |
| Lat/Long: | 34-44-27.8000N / 118-13-07.1000W
34-44.463333N / 118-13.118333W
34.7410556 / -118.2186389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2350.7 ft. / 716.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of LANCASTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93536 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1959 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | WJF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 3150.7 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ARPT LGTS ON CONTINUOUSLY, WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.525 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.3 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 661-949-2840 |
| FOX GROUND: | 121.7 256.9 [0700-2100] |
| FOX TOWER: | 118.525 256.9 [0700-2100] |
| JOSHUA APPROACH: | 126.1 |
| JOSHUA DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
| WX ASOS at PMD (9 nm SE): | PHONE 661-272-3798 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MHV (19 nm N): | 132.225 (661-824-5218) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PMDr296/10.1 | | PALMDALE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 15E |
| LHSr064/18.0 | | LAKE HUGHES VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 15E |
| EDWr224/28.0 | | EDWARDS VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 15E |
| GMNr081/31.9 | | GORMAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 16E |
| VNYr009/33.9 | | VAN NUYS VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 7201 x 150 ft. / 2195 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/rubberized friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 68.0 | | Double tandem: | 117.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 34-44.280120N | | 34-44.645683N |
| Longitude: | 118-13.802358W | | 118-12.434420W |
| Elevation: | 2350.5 ft. | | 2334.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 072 true | | 237 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OF LOS ANGELES
PO BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CA 91802-1460
Phone (626) 300-4602
LA COUNTY CTC: RICHARD SMITH (626) 300-4600 X4615. AIRPORT MGT CONTRACTED TO - AMERICAN AIRPORTS CORP. |
| Manager: | STEVE IRVING
4555 WEST AVE G
LANCASTER, CA 93536
Phone 661-940-1709 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 99 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 92 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 224/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGTD RDO TWRS 4 MI SE. |
| - | FOREST SVC FIRE FIGHTING STN ON ARPT MAY-DEC. |
| - | NUMEROUS BIRDS SE OF ARPT. |
| - | PAEW ADJACENT RAMP AREA BTN FUEL ISLAND AND TERMINAL BLDG. |
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 from 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (285KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (256KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (132KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (9 nm SE)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (19 nm NE)
KMHV - Mojave Air and Space Port (19 nm N)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KWHP - Whiteman Airport (30 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of focalflight.com
Photo taken 04-Jun-2017
looking west.
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| Sectional chart |
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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 18-Apr-2019
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 02:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 02:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2019 17:43:11 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-Apr-2019 10:43:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KWJF | 181656Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02000022
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KPMD
9nm SE | 181653Z 35004KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02000033
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KEDW
19nm NE | 181656Z 00000KT 90SM BKN300 17/03 A3021 RMK AO2A SLP219 T01720031
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KMHV
20nm N | 181700Z AUTO 8.62500009G14KT 10SM CLR 22/M02 A3023 RMK A01
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| TAF |
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| KWJF | 181131Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM181800 07008KT P6SM SCT250 FM190100 25008KT P6SM SCT250
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KPMD
9nm SE | 181131Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM181800 06008KT P6SM SCT250 FM190100 23008KT P6SM SCT250
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KEDW
19nm NE | 181002Z 1810/1916 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3012INS BECMG 1815/1816 28012KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3004INS BECMG 1823/1824 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3003INS TX31/1823Z TN06/1813Z
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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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