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L05 Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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
TTEr095/31.3TULE VOR/DME116.2516E
EHFr052/36.1SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E

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: 35-43.980500N35-43.405333N
Longitude: 118-25.154333W118-25.211000W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 1220 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clearnone
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: RON BREWSTER
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1824
CELL 661-747-4053.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 8
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
54% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 May 2023

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) (36 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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Aerial photo of L05 (Kern Valley Airport)
Photo courtesy of www.MarkHoltzman.com
Photo taken 12-Nov-2017
looking west.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2013:20
Sunrise06:4513:45
Sunset19:1202:12
Evening civil twilight19:3702:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 06:10:14
Local (UTC-7)  28-Mar-2024 23:10:14
 
METAR
KBFL 
35nm SW 
290554Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM FEW075 13/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01280083 10178 20122 58002
KTSP 
36nm S 
290555Z AUTO 26011KT BKN030 OVC036 06/02 A2998 RMK AO2
KPTV 
36nm NW 
290556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01170094 10172 20106 58000
KNID 
37nm E 
290556Z AUTO 22024G31KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 21033/0536 SLP086 T01441039 10189 20139 58014 $
KDLO 
40nm W 
290555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T01190052 10159 20112
KMHV 
42nm S 
290540Z AUTO 25015G21KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KBFL 
35nm SW 
290520Z 2906/3006 32004KT P6SM OVC070 FM292100 26011KT P6SM OVC100 FM300000 14014KT P6SM OVC050
KNID 
37nm E 
2904/2923 21018G28KT 9999 FEW200 520009 520909 QNH2975INS TEMPO 2908/2914 21010KT BECMG 2918/2920 20020G30KT 9999 SCT060 BKN180 BKN220 520009 520909 QNH2970INS BECMG 2920/2922 20024G40KT 9999 VCBLDU FEW080 SCT160 BKN200 530009 530909 QNH2968INS LAST NO AMD AFT 2805 NEXT 0115 TN12/2914Z TX19/2923Z AMD 0450
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