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L05 Kern Valley Airport
Kernville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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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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 20-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5112:51
Sunrise06:1713:17
Sunset19:3702:37
Evening civil twilight20:0303:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Aug-2025 05:56:41
Local (UTC-7)  20-Aug-2025 22:56:41
 
METAR
KBFL 
35nm SW 
210454Z 04004KT 10SM CLR 29/07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02940067
KTSP 
36nm S 
210535Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3018 RMK AO2
KPTV 
36nm NW 
210456Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02500133 $
KNID 
37nm E 
210456Z 21007KT 10SM BKN250 32/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03220028 $
KDLO 
40nm W 
210535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 22/13 A2994 RMK AO2 T02220134
KMHV 
42nm S 
210500Z AUTO 29015KT 10SM FEW050 28/05 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KBFL 
35nm SW 
201720Z 2018/2118 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM202000 30009KT P6SM SKC FM210300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM211200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
KNID 
37nm E 
2023/2123 19008G20KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2988INS BECMG 2101/2103 23007KT 9999 FEW180 SCT250 QNH2991INS BECMG 2108/2110 VRB05KT 9999 FEW160 SCT250 QNH2994INS BECMG 2118/2120 16007KT 9999 FEW120 SCT160 SCT250 QNH2985INS BECMG 2121/2123 20008G20KT 9999 FEW120 SCT160 BKN250 QNH2982INS LAST NO AMD AFT 2105 NEXT 2115 TN22/2113Z TX43/2023Z
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