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L05

Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	L05
Lat/Long:	35-43-41.6000N 118-25-11.0000W 35-43.693333N 118-25.183333W 35.7282222,-118.4197222 (estimated)
Elevation:	2614 ft. / 796.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of KERNVILLE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	93238

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TTEr095/31.3		TULE VOR/DME		116.25		16E
EHFr052/36.1		SHAFTER VORTAC		115.40		14E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

GROSS RWY PAVEMENT STRENGTH ESTIMATE PRVDD BY ARPT MANAGER; 12500 LBS.

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

35-43.980500N

35-43.405333N

Longitude:

118-25.154333W

118-25.211000W

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

36 ft. trees, 920 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear

none
GTR THAN 1 FT ROCKS 0-90 FT FM EOR 50 FT LEFT TO 80 FT RIGHT PRVDG WASHOUT PROTECTION FM LAKE.

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 OWNED BY US FOREST SVC ON LEASE TO KERN COUNTY.
Manager:	BILL LAMANQUE 3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026 Phone 661-391-1824 24 HR EMERG PHONE 661-747-4055.

Additional Remarks

-	NO NIGHT OPERATIONS.
-	FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L05.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIYK - Inyokern Airport (29 nm E)
KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (35 nm E)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (36 nm SW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:08	12:08
Sunrise	05:38	12:38
Sunset	20:11	03:11
Evening civil twilight	20:41	03:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jun-2026 07:05:26
Local (UTC-7)	17-Jun-2026 00:05:26

METAR

KBFL 35nm SW	170654Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 25/12 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02500122 $
KTSP 36nm S	170655Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3006 RMK AO2
KPTV 36nm NW	170656Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02390150 $
KNID 37nm E	170656Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 30/07 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP077 T03000072 $
KMHV 42nm S	170655Z AUTO 29011G19KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A2991 RMK AO2 T02840072 $

TAF

KBFL 35nm SW	170520Z 1706/1806 34006KT P6SM SKC FM170700 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
KNID 37nm E	162300Z 1623/1723 24012G20KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2983INS BECMG 1704/1706 21010KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS FM171100 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1623 TIL 1715 TX41/1623Z TN19/1712Z FS30237

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Comments

Kern Valley Airport

661-932-8113
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area), Public telephone, ...

More info about Kern Valley Airport

	100LL
SS		$6.24
Updated 15-Jun-2026

1 read write

SS=Self service

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