FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MIT |
| Lat/Long: | 35-30-26.6100N / 119-11-31.8200W
35-30.443500N / 119-11.530333W
35.5073917 / -119.1921722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 421 ft. / 128.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of SHAFTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93263 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1421 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 OPERS DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| WX ASOS at BFL (8 nm SE): | PHONE 661-393-3766 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (14 nm N): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EHFr272/4.8 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| TTEr183/25.7 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| AVEr086/39.3 | | AVENAL VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.640500N | | 35-30.131167N |
| Longitude: | 119-12.061333W | | 119-11.401667W |
| Elevation: | 409.9 ft. | | 409.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 magnetic, 133 true | | 297 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2972 x 100 ft. / 906 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-30.558667N | | 35-30.068833N |
| Longitude: | 119-11.158000W | | 119-11.158333W |
| Elevation: | 420.9 ft. | | 411.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 180 true | | 344 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 470 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MINTER FIELD AIRPORT DISTRICT
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
| Manager: | HERMAN RUDDELL
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 123/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HEAVY CROP DUSTER ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 30 | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (8 nm SE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (39 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:42 | | 02:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 12:33:52 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Sep-2008 05:33:52 |
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| METAR |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 051154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02110006 10278 20206 50001 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KBFL
8nm SE | 051127Z 051212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2100 31008KT P6SM SKC FM0300 36006KT P6SM SKC FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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