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L45 Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Bakersfield, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: L45
Lat/Long: 35-19-29.4000N / 118-59-45.0000W
35-19.490000N / 118-59.750000W
35.3248333 / -118.9958333
(estimated)
Elevation: 376 ft. / 115 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (1990)
From city: 3 miles S of BAKERSFIELD, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93307

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1947
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1700
Pattern altitude: 1176 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: 126.45
BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: 126.45
WX ASOS at BFL (7 nm NW): PHONE 661-393-3766
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY L.A. CENTER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr139/10.8SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
GMNr332/31.9GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E
TTEr162/35.3TULE VOR/DME109.2016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 35-19.820500N35-19.164333N
Longitude: 118-59.799167W118-59.722833W
Elevation: 376.0 ft.370.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 175 true341 magnetic, 355 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear103 ft. pline, marked, 2500 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
1501 TRUXTUN AVE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
Phone 661-326-3781
Manager: STEVE HOLLINGSWORTH
4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
Phone 661-326-3282

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 83
Single engine airplanes: 76
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/day *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 13 April 2009

Additional Remarks

E98 ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
+100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 34   download (236KB)
VOR/DME RWY 34   download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (7 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (42 nm N)
KMHV - Mojave Airport (44 nm E)
 
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From to L45

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1612:16
Sunrise05:4612:46
Sunset20:1403:14
Evening civil twilight20:4303:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Jul-2009 23:02:13
Local (UTC-7)  02-Jul-2009 16:02:13
 
METAR
KBFL 
7nm N 
022254Z 31012KT 10SM CLR 38/07 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP074 T03830067
TAF
KBFL 
7nm N 
021736Z 0218/0318 30005KT P6SM FEW200 FM022100 31010KT P6SM SCT200 FM030600 34006KT P6SM SKC FM031000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
NOTAMs
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Kern Charter Service UNICOM 122.80
661-834-6870
661-834-2593
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, ...

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100LL 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Rocket Shop Cafe 661-832-4800
661-832-4801
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant, Attraction

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bakersfield Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bakersfield Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into L45 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE INN & SUITES BAKERSFIELD 2.0 47-76
RED LION HOTEL BAKERSFIELD 4.8 99-259
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - BAKERSFIELD 2.1 46-64
RAMADA LIMITED CENTRAL 2.9 80-90
 

Other hotels near Bakersfield Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BAKERSFIELD 2.1 
SUPER 8 BAKERSFIELD CA 2.4 54-62
GARDEN SUITES INN 2.5 69-132
VAGABOND INN BAKERSFIELD SOUTH 2.7 50-55
KNIGHTS INN SUITES BAKERSFIELD 2.9 
GUESTHOUSE INN STES BAKERS 3.3 68-115
BEST WESTERN HILL HOUSE 3.4 83-84
HOLIDAY INN SELECT BAKERSFIELD - CONVENTION CENTER 3.4 
ECONO LODGE BAKERSFIELD 3.4 50-55
TRAVELODGE BAKERSFIELD CA 3.7 45-55
TRAVELODGE BAKERSFIELD 3.8 47-76
DAYS INN BAKERSFIELD 3.9 59-90
RAMADA LIMITED STE BAKERSFIELD 3.9 79-139
SUPER 8 BAKERSFIELD CENTRAL 3.9 60-75
RODEWAY INN & SUITES BAKERSFIELD 3.9 55-65
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA BAKERSFIELD - CALIFORNIA AVENUE 3.9 69-88
EXTENDED STAY DELUXE BAKERSFIELD - CHESTER LANE 4.0 100-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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