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L71 California City Municipal Airport
California City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: L71
Lat/Long: 35-09-04.5000N 118-01-00.0000W
35-09.075000N 118-01.000000W
35.1512500,-118.0166667
(estimated)
Elevation: 2453.5 ft. / 747.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2005)
From city: 2 miles NW of CALIFORNIA CITY, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93505

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: REIL RWY 24; PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 6/24 OTS UFN.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT CLSD TO NGT OPS UFN.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-1: 120.875 (760-373-7670)
JOSHUA APPROACH: 133.65
JOSHUA DEPARTURE: 133.65
WX AWOS-3PT at MHV (9 nm SW): 132.225 (661-824-5218)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EDWr294/17.2EDWARDS VORTAC116.4012E
PMDr349/31.3PALMDALE VORTAC115.5515E
LHSr029/39.4LAKE HUGHES VORTAC114.3515E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 6027 x 60 ft. / 1837 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
OTS UFN.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 35-08.951068N35-09.198918N
Longitude: 118-01.585217W118-00.414073W
Elevation: 2453.5 ft.2401.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 062 magnetic, 076 true242 magnetic, 256 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS UFN.
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY
21000 HACIENDA BLVD
CALIFORNIA CITY, CA 93505
Phone 760-373-7170
Manager: MARION CATO
21000 HACIENDA BOULEVARD
CALIFORNIA CITY, CA 93505
Phone 760-338-1013

Additional Remarks

- RY 06/24 PAEW ADJ RY 0700-1500 DLY.
- FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.
- PAPI AND RWY LGTS ARE OTS. ARPT CLSD TO NGT OPS UFN.

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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (360KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (288KB)
 
CALIFORNIA CITY ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (132KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (9 nm SW)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (16 nm SE)
KWJF - General Wm J Fox Airfield (27 nm S)
KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (31 nm S)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (32 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3013:30
Sunrise06:5513:55
Sunset19:0302:03
Evening civil twilight19:2902:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Mar-2026 00:15:14
Local (UTC-7)  21-Mar-2026 17:15:14
 
METAR
KMHV 
8nm SW 		212355Z AUTO 29014KT 9SM SCT350 29/01 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 31029/2331 T02950012 10311 20285 56010 $
KEDW 
18nm SE 		212355Z 22019KT 70SM SCT170 BKN250 31/M01 A2988 RMK AO2A PK WND 23029/36 SLP099 T03131015 10333 20283 57012
TAF
KEDW 
18nm SE 		210030Z 2101/2203 24010KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS TEMPO 2101/2104 24012G18KT BECMG 2107/2108 23006KT 9999 FEW220 QNH2999INS BECMG 2110/2111 23006KT 9999 SCT220 QNH2997INS BECMG 2117/2118 24010G17KT 9999 SCT220 QNH2994INS BECMG 2121/2122 25014G20KT 9999 SCT220 QNH2994INS TX33/2123Z TN12/2114Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2101 NEXT 2313
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
California City Municipal Airport 760-373-4867
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100LL Jet A
SS $6.25 $5.80 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

  
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Foxy's Landing and Restaurant 760-373-1555
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