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KMIT Shafter Airport-Minter Field
Shafter, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MIT
Lat/Long: 35-30-26.9200N 119-11-31.6700W
35-30.448667N 119-11.527833W
35.5074778,-119.1921306
(estimated)
Elevation: 424.8 ft. / 129.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (2010)
From city: 4 miles E of SHAFTER, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93263

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1948
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 121.125 (661-393-8596)
BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: 126.45
BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: 126.45
WX ASOS at BFL (8 nm SE): PHONE 661-246-3170
WX AWOS-3P at DLO (14 nm N): 119.55 (661-721-2668)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL (BFL) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EHFr273/4.8SHAFTER VORTAC115.4014E
TTEr183/25.7TULE VOR/DME116.2516E
AVEr086/39.3AVENAL VOR/DME117.1016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALYER FARMS138/37.420516ECOR -.-. --- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 35-30.640682N35-30.131357N
Longitude: 119-12.061502W119-11.401837W
Elevation: 412.5 ft.412.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 133 true300 magnetic, 313 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3680 x 60 ft. / 1122 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 125.0
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 35-30.634375N35-30.633760N
Longitude: 119-11.947838W119-11.206038W
Elevation: 413.7 ft.424.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 077 magnetic, 090 true257 magnetic, 270 true
Displaced threshold: 140 ft.166 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1896 ft. from runway, 190 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
33:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.		20 ft. bldg, 411 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
28:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2972 x 100 ft. / 906 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Double wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-30.558863N35-30.068993N
Longitude: 119-11.158175W119-11.158622W
Elevation: 423.1 ft.414.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 180 true347 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 470 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MINTER FIELD AIRPORT DISTRICT
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone 661-393-0402
AFTER HOURS 661-303-6996
Manager: JONATHAN HUDSON
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
Phone (661) 303-6996

Additional Remarks

- FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
- ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY 30 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY.
- RYS 26 AND 08 USED EXTENSIVELY BY AERIAL APPLICATOR ACFT. RECOMMEND EXTENSIVE USAGE OF CTAF FOR POSITION REPORTING.
- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (232KB)
VOR-A   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (351KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBFL - Meadows Field Airport (8 nm SE)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
L45 - Bakersfield Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (39 nm N)
  
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Photo taken 12-May-2009
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From to KMIT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2013:20
Sunrise06:4613:46
Sunset19:1602:16
Evening civil twilight19:4202:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Mar-2025 17:12:57
Local (UTC-7)  31-Mar-2025 10:12:57
 
METAR
KBFL 
8nm SE 		311654Z 12005KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01720100
KDLO 
14nm N 		311655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3005 RMK AO2
TAF
KBFL 
8nm SE 		311147Z 3112/0112 00000KT P6SM SKC FM311800 31008KT P6SM BKN250 FM312200 31015G25KT P6SM OVC250 FM010000 30018G24KT P6SM OVC100 FM010300 32018KT P6SM OVC100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Minter Field Airport District 661-393-0402
[web site]
[email]		 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, ...

More info about Minter Field Airport District
Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $5.48 $4.68 
SS $5.08 $4.28 
 Updated 14-Mar-2025
  
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SS=Self service
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