AirNav: L05 - Kern Valley Airport

L05

Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 NOVEMBER 2022

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		116.25		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:

30 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 110 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 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:		9
Single engine airplanes:		8
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
54%	transient general aviation
44%	local general aviation
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 30 March 2022

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
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Nov-2022

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:16	14:16
Sunrise	06:43	14:43
Sunset	16:40	00:40
Evening civil twilight	17:08	01:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Nov-2022 01:51:07
Local (UTC-8)	28-Nov-2022 17:51:07

METAR

KBFL 35nm SW	290054Z 33005KT 4SM HZ CLR 14/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01440017
KTSP 36nm S	290135Z AUTO 30022G29KT 8SM UP FEW043 06/M02 A2985 RMK AO2
KPTV 36nm NW	290056Z AUTO 33005KT 9SM CLR 13/03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01330028
KNID 37nm E	290056Z 23015G28KT 10SM FEW250 SCT280 16/M04 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 23029/0036 SLP025 T01561039 $
KDLO 40nm W	290135Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A2990 RMK AO2 T01350005
KMHV 42nm S	290140Z AUTO 26019G27KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A2981 RMK A01

TAF

KBFL 35nm SW	281729Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT 4SM HZ SCT250 FM290600 35006KT 6SM HZ FEW250 FM291100 VRB04KT 4SM HZ BR BKN250
KNID 37nm E	2823/2923 22022G35KT 9999 SCT250 BKN280 530009 530909 QNH2958INS BECMG 2901/2903 24012G24KT 9999 FEW250 BKN280 520009 520909 QNH2964INS BECMG 2907/2909 25007G14KT 9999 SCT280 500000 QNH2972INS WND 210V310 BECMG 2913/2915 VRB06KT 9999 FEW280 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMD AFT 2906 NEXT 2915 T01/2913Z T15/2922Z COR 2329

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Kern Valley Airport

760-376-2852
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area), Public telephone, ...

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