AirNav: L05 - Kern Valley Airport

L05

Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020

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

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:		7
Single engine airplanes:		7

Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
54%	transient general aviation
44%	local general aviation
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 13 February 2020

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 20-Jan-2021

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:35	14:35
Sunrise	07:02	15:02
Sunset	17:07	01:07
Evening civil twilight	17:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2021 21:11:42
Local (UTC-8)	20-Jan-2021 13:11:42

METAR

KBFL 35nm SW	202054Z 33008KT 10SM CLR 17/M06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01721061 58031
KPTV 36nm NW	202056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01781033 58026
KNID 37nm E	202056Z 25006KT 10SM FEW070 SCT100 17/M07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01671072 58028 $
KDLO 40nm W	202055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 T01401059
KMHV 42nm S	202040Z AUTO 05020G25KT 10SM 15/M05 A3010 RMK A01

TAF

KBFL 35nm SW	201732Z 2018/2118 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
KNID 37nm E	2016/2115 VRB05KT 9999 BKN080 620808 QNH3012INS BECMG 2018/2020 06007KT 9999 FEW065 BKN080 BKN180 6200808 QNH3008INS WND 020V120 BECMG 2021/2023 12006KT 9999 BKN080 BKN180 620808 QNH3004INS BECMG 2101/2103 VRB05KT 9999 FEW080 SCT180 600000 QNH3008INS T17/2022Z T04/2114Z AMD 1636

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	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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