AirNav: L05 - Kern Valley Airport

L05

Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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
TTEr095/31.3		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 06 March 2018

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
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 21-Nov-2018

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:09	14:09
Sunrise	06:37	14:37
Sunset	16:43	00:43
Evening civil twilight	17:10	01:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2018 12:20:58
Local (UTC-8)	21-Nov-2018 04:20:58

METAR

KIYK 30nm E	SuperAWOS 211155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 01/M20 A3007
KBFL 35nm SW	211154Z AUTO 03003KT 5SM HZ CLR 08/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00781033 10133 20078 53005
KPTV 36nm NW	211156Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM 05/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00501028 10078 20044 53008 $
KNID 37nm E	211156Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 02/M17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00171167 10067 20011 58001 $
KDLO 40nm W	211155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00121029 10047 20005
KMHV 42nm S	211140Z AUTO 31005KT 9SM SCT047 BKN055 04/M16 A3010 RMK A01

TAF

KBFL 35nm SW	211120Z 2112/2212 06004KT P6SM SKC FM220300 06005KT P6SM OVC100 FM220600 07006KT P6SM OVC100 TEMPO 2206/2209 P6SM -RA OVC100 FM220900 36010KT 5SM HZ OVC050 TEMPO 2209/2212 5SM -RA OVC050
KNID 37nm E	2023/2123 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS WND 21007KT AFT 2104 BECMG 2112/2114 VRB05KT 9999 FEW280 QNH3004INS BECMG 2121/2123 19007KT 9999 FEW200 SCT250 3002INS T00/2114Z T19/2123Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2106 NEXT 2115

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	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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