FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
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 | | 114.35 | | 15E |
| EDWr227/28.0 | | EDWARDS VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 12E |
| 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. |
| 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: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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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 2018 | |
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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (285KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (257KB) |
| 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 05-Apr-2020
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:17 | | 02:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:42 | | 02:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Apr-2020 16:58:51 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Apr-2020 09:58:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KWJF | 051556Z 26013KT 10SM OVC017 10/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01000072
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KPMD
9nm SE | 051653Z 24014KT 10SM BKN043 BKN049 13/06 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01280056
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KEDW
19nm NE | 051643Z 26017G25KT 90SM FEW020 BKN050 BKN250 12/07 A2982 RMK AO2A SLP094
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KMHV
20nm N | 051620Z AUTO 20016KT 10SM BKN025 BKN029 11/05 A2985 RMK A01
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| TAF |
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| KWJF | 051513Z 0515/0612 25014KT P6SM BKN019 OVC026 FM051800 22025G35KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 FM060100 22018G28KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 FM060600 22015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025
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KPMD
9nm SE | 051616Z 0516/0612 22012KT P6SM BKN040 FM051800 22022G32KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 FM060100 22015G25KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 FM060600 22015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025
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KEDW
19nm NE | 051600Z 0516/0620 24015G25KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 610804 510009 QNH2981INS BECMG 0518/0519 23020G30KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 610804 520009 QNH2980INS BECMG 0520/0521 23025G35KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 610804 530009 QNH2977INS BECMG 0600/0601 23020G30KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 610804 530009 QNH2977INS BECMG 0601/0602 22015G25KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 610804 510009 QNH2973INS BECMG 0611/0612 22015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 610604 510009 QNH2975INS TX15/0522Z TN08/0608Z LAST NO
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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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