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L45 Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Bakersfield, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: L45
Lat/Long: 35-19-29.5490N 118-59-45.6790W
35-19.492483N 118-59.761317W
35.3248747,-118.9960219
(estimated)
Elevation: 378.3 ft. / 115.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (1990)
From city: 3 miles S of BAKERSFIELD, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93307

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1700
Pattern altitude: 1178.3 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 34 OPER CONSLY. ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 THREE CLICKS FOR ON; LGTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MINS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: 126.45
BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: 126.45
WX ASOS at BFL (7 nm NW): PHONE 661-393-3766
WX AWOS-3 at MIT (15 nm NW): 121.125 (661-393-8596)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL (BFL) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr139/10.8SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
GMNr332/31.9GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E
TTEr162/35.3TULE VOR/DME116.2516E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
A:FULL SERVICE USING FUELING TRUCK.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 35-19.820665N35-19.164310N
Longitude: 118-59.799475W118-59.723173W
Elevation: 378.3 ft.372.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 175 true341 magnetic, 355 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.10 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear103 ft. pline, marked, 2500 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
1501 TRUXTUN AVE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
Phone 661-326-3781
Manager: KEVIN PEOPLES
4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
Phone 661-326-3781
EMERGENCY 661-327-7111

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 74
Single engine airplanes: 68
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/day *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 July 2023

Additional Remarks

E98 ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
+100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (264KB)
VOR/DME RWY 34   download (225KB)
 
Departure Procedures
STIGR TWO   download (146KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (135KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (7 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (42 nm N)
KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (44 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2213:22
Sunrise06:4813:48
Sunset19:1402:14
Evening civil twilight19:3902:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 12:58:25
Local (UTC-7)  28-Mar-2024 05:58:25
 
METAR
KBFL 
7nm N 
281254Z 00000KT 10SM OVC046 14/08 A3009 RMK AO2 RAE1156 SLP184 P0000 T01390078
TAF
KBFL 
7nm N 
281121Z 2812/2912 VRB05KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC090 FM282100 33012KT P6SM BKN050 FM290300 35005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
BEST Aviation, LLC. 661-827-1121
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
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More info about BEST Aviation, LLC.
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $5.60 $4.86 
SS $5.20 --- 
 Updated 25-Mar-2024
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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