AirNav   Everest Fuels
 
 2072 users online  

KWJF General Wm J Fox Airfield
Lancaster, California, USA

GOING TO LANCASTER?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

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
PMDr296/10.1PALMDALE VORTAC115.5515E
LHSr064/18.0LAKE HUGHES VORTAC114.3515E
EDWr227/28.0EDWARDS VORTAC116.4012E
GMNr081/31.9GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E
VNYr009/33.9VAN NUYS VOR/DME113.1015E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 34-44.280120N34-44.645683N
Longitude: 118-13.802358W118-12.434420W
Elevation: 2350.5 ft.2334.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 057 magnetic, 072 true237 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 626-300-4600
LA COUNTY CTC: PAUL MASELBAS, 626-300-4600 X4615.
Manager: ADAM SIKORSKI
4725 WILLIAM J BARNES AVE
LANCASTER, CA 93536
Phone 661-945-0078

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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED**   download (348KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED**   download (290KB)
VOR-B **CHANGED**   download (308KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (118KB)
 
PALMDALE ONE (OBSTACLE)   download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (347KB)

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 & Space Port/Rutan Field (19 nm N)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KWHP - Whiteman Airport (30 nm S)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes


 
Area around KWJF (General Wm J Fox Airfield)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KWJF (General Wm J Fox Airfield)
Photo courtesy of focalflight.com
Photo taken 04-Jun-2017
looking west.

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of General Wm J Fox Airfield that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
Diagram of KWJF (General Wm J Fox Airfield)
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to General Wm J Fox Airfield? Find the distance to fly.

From to KWJF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2112:21
Sunrise05:5012:50
Sunset20:0703:07
Evening civil twilight20:3603:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Jul-2025 11:02:03
Local (UTC-7)  12-Jul-2025 04:02:03
 
METAR
KWJF 121056Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02440061
KPMD 
9nm SE 
121053Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02330044 $
KEDW 
19nm NE 
120455Z 22013G18KT 40SM CLR 28/07 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP093 WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD SLP ESTMD T02780072
KMHV 
20nm N 
121020Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM CLR 27/03 A2993 RMK AO2
TAF
KWJF 120909Z 1209/1306 24010KT P6SM SKC FM122000 23018G28KT P6SM SKC FM130400 24014KT P6SM SKC
KPMD 
9nm SE 
120600Z 1206/1306 21010KT P6SM SKC FM122000 23017G25KT P6SM SKC FM130300 20010KT P6SM SKC
KEDW 
19nm NE 
120130Z 1201/1303 25015G25KT 9999 SKC 510006 QNH2986INS BECMG 1202/1203 23012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 1208/1209 23009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 1217/1218 24010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS BECMG 1221/1222 25020G30KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TX41/1222Z TN20/1213Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1201 NEXT 1413
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 MH Fuels
No ramp fees
661-499-5493
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft management, Catering, ...
 
NATA Safety 1st  
 
More info about MH Fuels
100LL Jet A
FS $6.47 $5.89 
SS $5.97 --- 
 Updated 08-Jul-2025
 
   write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
 MH Aviation. Inc.
661-948-7779
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Aerial photography, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, ...
 
FAA-Approved Repair Station  
 
More info about MH Aviation. Inc.
on airport  
   write
Barnes Aviation 661-948-4048
no information available

If you are affiliated with Barnes Aviation and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
on airport  
   write
High Desert Avionics 661-949-8300
no information available

If you are affiliated with High Desert Avionics and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
on airport  
   write
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the General Wm J Fox Airfield, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about General Wm J Fox Airfield

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact