AirNav: L62 - Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport

L62

Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport
Buttonwillow, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	L62
Lat/Long:	35-21-12.4000N 119-28-47.0000W 35-21.206667N 119-28.783333W 35.3534444,-119.4797222 (estimated)
Elevation:	326 ft. / 99 m (estimated)
Variation:	15E (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of BUTTONWILLOW, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93206

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1970
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1126 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at MIT (17 nm NE):	121.125 (661-393-8596)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
EHFr233/20.3	SHAFTER VORTAC	115.40	14E
FLWr034/24.5	FELLOWS VOR/DME	117.50	16E
AVEr110/30.1	AVENAL VOR/DME	117.10	16E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:

3260 x 50 ft. / 994 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
ALLIGATOR CRACKING; PAVEMENT STBL.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

10.0

RUNWAY 11

RUNWAY 29

Latitude:

35-21.383500N

35-21.031333N

Longitude:

119-29.030500W

119-28.534833W

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

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

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
-	ELK HILLS-BUTTONWILLOW ELEV 326 PAINTED ON CENTER OF RWY.
-	CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 661-391-1800.
-	RADIO CTLD MODEL ACFT BELOW 800 FT AGL INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L62.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (17 nm NE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (21 nm E)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (45 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	14:36
Sunrise	07:05	15:05
Sunset	16:49	00:49
Evening civil twilight	17:17	01:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Dec-2024 11:46:21
Local (UTC-8)	21-Dec-2024 03:46:21

METAR

KBFL
22nm E

211130Z AUTO 19005KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 06/05 A3014 RMK AO2 T00610050

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