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L05 Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

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
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TTEr095/31.3TULE VOR/DME116.2516E
EHFr052/36.1SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E

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: 35-43.980500N35-43.405333N
Longitude: 118-25.154333W118-25.211000W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 1220 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clearnone
GTR THAN 1 FT ROCKS 0-90 FT FM EOR 50 FT LEFT TO 80 FT RIGHT PRVDG WASHOUT PROTECTION FM LAKE.

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: ERIC GRANT
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone 661-391-1824
CELL PHONE: 661-747-4051; H24 CTC: 661-393-3868; FAX: 661-391-1801; EMAIL: GRANTE@KERNCOUNTY.COM.

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) (35 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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Area around L05 (Kern Valley Airport)
 
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Aerial photo of L05 (Kern Valley Airport)
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Photo taken 12-Nov-2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1612:16
Sunrise05:4612:46
Sunset20:1203:12
Evening civil twilight20:4103:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jul-2025 16:55:53
Local (UTC-7)  08-Jul-2025 09:55:53
 
METAR
KBFL 
35nm SW 
081554Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02440094 $
KTSP 
36nm S 
081635Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 26/M01 A3022 RMK AO2
KPTV 
36nm NW 
081556Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02330111
KNID 
37nm E 
081556Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03111006 $
KDLO 
40nm W 
081635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3006 RMK AO2
KMHV 
42nm S 
081600Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 30/M08 A3014 RMK AO2
TAF
KBFL 
35nm SW 
081129Z 0812/0912 33010KT P6SM SKC
KNID 
37nm E 
0815/0915 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 0818/0820 17008G18KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2996INS BECMG 0822/0900 19014G24KT 9999 FEW080 FEW140 510009 QNH2993INS BECMG 0903/0905 19010KT 9999 FEW140 500000 QNH2998INS BECMG 0910/0912 VRB05KT 9999 SCT140 SCT280 QNH3000INS TX41/0823Z TN24/0913Z
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