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L17 Taft-Kern County Airport
Taft, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: L17
Lat/Long: 35-08-29.9691N 119-26-16.2251W
35-08.499485N 119-26.270418W
35.1416581,-119.4378403
(estimated)
Elevation: 858.2 ft. / 261.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of TAFT, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93268

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN 1000-1600, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1600
Pattern altitude: 1658.2 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 07/25 AND PAPI RY 25 NIGHT USE ONLY ACTVT- CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FLWr066/21.2FELLOWS VOR/DME117.5016E
EHFr205/26.5SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
GMNr290/34.8GORMAN VORTAC116.1016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVICE ONLY.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3283 x 60 ft. / 1001 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MKD WITH X'S NO LDGS TKOF ONLY.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 35-08.450232N35-08.548737N
Longitude: 119-26.594825W119-25.946012W
Elevation: 858.2 ft.759.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 066 magnetic, 080 true246 magnetic, 260 true
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. pole, 385 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clearnone
RY 25 +4 FT BRUSH 150 FT FM EOR 50 FT RIGHT.

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: BILL LAMANQUE
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
Phone (661) 391-1824
24 HR EMERG PHONE 661-747-4055.

Additional Remarks

- RY 25 STEEP UPHILL GRADE (2.2%).
- RY 07/25 HAS A DRY STREAMBED NE END.
- RY 07 NO TKOF WITH TAILWINDS.
- NO STUDENT SOLO FLIGHTS PERMITTED.
- FOR ARPT INFORMATION CALL (661) 393-7990.
- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (25 nm NE)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (26 nm NE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (38 nm N)
KIZA - Santa Ynez Airport/Kunkle Field (45 nm SW)
  
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Photo taken 12-May-2009
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From to L17

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4613:46
Sunrise07:1214:12
Sunset18:1201:12
Evening civil twilight18:3801:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Oct-2026 11:12:35
Local (UTC-7)  23-Oct-2026 04:12:35
 
METAR
KBFL 
26nm NE 		231054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN049 OVC055 16/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01610133
KDLO 
38nm N 		231055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN006 OVC050 14/12 A3000 RMK AO2 T01350121
KSDB 
43nm SE 		231104Z AUTO 24007KT 1/4SM FG VV001 06/06 A3003 RMK AO2 T00610061 $
KIZA 
45nm SW 		231055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW012 OVC041 14/14 A3000 RMK AO2
KSBA 
47nm SW 		231053Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM BKN060 OVC095 15/14 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB00E12 SLP152 P0000 T01500139 $
KTSP 
49nm E 		231055Z AUTO 31009KT 5SM BR BKN004 OVC008 08/08 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KBFL 
26nm NE 		230520Z 2306/2406 VRB05KT P6SM FEW060 BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
CB & RR, LLC 661-765-5330
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100LL Jet A
SS $6.29 $5.66 
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