AirNav: L05 - Kern Valley Airport

L05

Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018

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
Pattern altitude:	3614 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TTEr095/31.3		TULE VOR/DME		109.20		16E
EHFr052/36.1		SHAFTER VORTAC		115.40		14E

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:

35-43.980500N

35-43.405333N

Longitude:

118-25.154333W

118-25.211000W

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

10 ft. trees, 375 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

none
RWY 35 +1 FT ROCKS O-90 FT FM EOR 50 FT L TO 80 FT R PRVDG WASHOUT PROTECTION FM LAKE; +5 FT BRUSH 180-200 FT FM EOR 0 FT L.

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:		10
Single engine airplanes:		10

Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
54%	transient general aviation
44%	local general aviation
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 11 April 2017

Additional Remarks

-	NO NIGHT OPERATIONS.
-	FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON ARPT.

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
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo courtesy of www.MarkHoltzman.com Photo taken 12-Nov-2017 looking west. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Kern Valley Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2018

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	12:50
Sunrise	06:17	13:17
Sunset	19:29	02:29
Evening civil twilight	19:56	02:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2018 22:19:47
Local (UTC-7)	19-Apr-2018 15:19:47

METAR

KIYK 30nm E	SuperAWOS 192155Z AUTO 26023G31KT 10SM 16/M08 A2983
KBFL 35nm SW	192154Z 34014G31KT 10SM BKN070 OVC085 21/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 33031/2150 SLP166 T02111006
KTSP 36nm S	192155Z AUTO 31021G27KT 10SM FEW031 SCT044 BKN055 07/M01 A3001 RMK AO2
KPTV 36nm NW	192156Z AUTO 35008G14KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 OVC090 19/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01890033
KNID 37nm E	192156Z 28024G33KT 10SM SCT070 BKN095 17/M06 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 29036/2104 SLP094 SHRASN DSNT NW-E OMTNS T01671061 PNO $
KDLO 40nm W	192155Z AUTO 36010G15KT 10SM SCT085 17/M01 A3004 RMK AO2 T01731008
KMHV 42nm S	192140Z AUTO 28037G47KT 10SM CLR 13/M03 A2989 RMK A01

TAF

KBFL 35nm SW	191726Z 1918/2018 33012G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM200300 32005KT P6SM SKC
KNID 37nm E	1915/2015 25018G30KT 9999 SCT070 BKN180 520009 520909 QNH2981INS BECMG 1915/1917 27018G30KT 9999 FEW070 SCT180 520009 520909 QNH2982INS WND 230V330 BECMG 1923/2001 29012G25KT 9999 FEW080 510009 510909 QNH2982INS WND 240V340 BECMG 2001/2003 30010G18KT 9999 SKC 510009 QNH2985INS WND 250V350 BECMG 2003/2005 33008G16KT 9999 SKC 510009 QNH2988INS T18/1922Z T05/2013Z

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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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