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L73

Poso-Kern County Airport
Famoso, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	L73
Lat/Long:	35-35-47.0000N 119-07-41.8000W 35-35.783333N 119-07.696667W 35.5963889,-119.1282778 (estimated)
Elevation:	635 ft. / 194 m (estimated)
Variation:	15E (1985)
From city:	4 miles E of FAMOSO, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	93308

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1435 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at MIT (6 nm SW):	121.125 (661-393-8596)
WX ASOS at BFL (10 nm S):	PHONE 661-393-3766
WX AWOS-3P at DLO (10 nm NW):	119.55 (661-721-2668)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EHFr333/6.9		SHAFTER VORTAC		115.40		14E
TTEr179/19.7		TULE VOR/DME		116.25		16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SALYER FARMS		129/34.3		205		16E		COR	-.-. --- .-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

6.0

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

35-36.030500N

35-35.535833N

Longitude:

119-07.699167W

119-07.695167W

Elevation:

635.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Displaced threshold:

210 ft.

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

15 ft. trees, 621 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

none

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 CTC: 661-393-3868; FAX: 661-391-1801; EMAIL: GRANTE@KERNCOUNTY.COM.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
100%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 28 February 2024

Additional Remarks

-	CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 661-391-1800.
-	ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
-	AREAS OF OPEN APRON ROUGH AND DETERIORATING.
-	FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (6 nm SW)
KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (10 nm S)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (26 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	12:50
Sunrise	06:17	13:17
Sunset	19:33	02:33
Evening civil twilight	20:00	03:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 14:18:46
Local (UTC-7)	20-Apr-2024 07:18:46

METAR

KDLO 10nm NW	201355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3001 RMK AO2 T01100096
KBFL 11nm S	201354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01500111

TAF

KBFL
11nm S

201120Z 2012/2112 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM202100 32009KT P6SM SKC FM210300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC

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