Taft-Kern County Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
35-08-29.9691N (35.141658)
Longitude: 
119-26-16.2251W (-119.43784)
Elevation: 
858.2 feet MSL (262 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
12 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. E of Taft, California
Found On: 
Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region: 
AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
RON BREWSTER
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
(661) 391-1824
COUNTY OF KERN DEPT OF AIRPORTS
3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-7026
661-391-1800

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
04/1940
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/SAT-SUN/1000-1600
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1858 feet (566 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
RIU
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  9
Multi Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 03/16/2023)

Total Operations:  10000
Air Taxi:  500 5.0%
GA Local:  7500 75.0%
GA Itinerant:  2000 20.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 661

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Taft Skydive
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    Unicom 122.8 765-5867 100ll
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Rancho Murieta(RIU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near L17

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    24.3 Bakersfield Municipal Airport
    (L45)
    62 50 100LL, Jet A
    25.0 Shafter-Minter Field Airport
    (MIT KMIT MIT)
    28 16 100LL, Jet A
    25.6 Meadows Field Airport
    (BFL KBFL BFL)
    46 34 100, 100LL, Jet A
    29.0 Wasco-Kern County Airport
    (L19)
    8 356 100LL
    37.5 Delano Municipal Airport
    (KDLO DLO)
    15 3 100LL
    44.9 Santa Ynez/Kunkle Field Airport
    (SQA KIZA IZA)
    224 212 100LL, Jet A
    47.3 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
    (SBA KSBA SBA)
    204 192 100LL, Jet A
    49.0 Tehachapi Municipal Airport
    (TSP KTSP TSP)
    90 78 100LL, Jet A
    49.9 Mountain Valley Airport
    (L94)
    92 80 80
    51.2 Santa Paula Airport
    (SZP KSZP SZP)
    158 146 100LL
    52.2 Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field Airport
    (SMX KSMX SMX)
    254 242 100LL, Jet A
    56.3 Porterville Municipal Airport
    (PTV KPTV PTV)
    18 6 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Oxnard Airport
    (OXR KOXR OXR)
    168 156 100LL, Jet A
    58.2 Lompoc Airport
    (LPC KLPC LPC)
    240 228 100LL, Jet A
    58.2 Corcoran Airport
    (CRO KCRO 43CN)
    352 340 100LL
    58.2 Oceano County Airport
    (L52)
    267 255 100LL
    58.2 Camarillo Airport
    (KCMA CMA)
    162 150 100LL, Jet A
    59.4 Slo County Airport
    (SBP KSBP SBP)
    275 263 100LL, Jet A
    61.0 Kern Valley Airport
    (L05)
    54 42 100LL
    61.1 Mefford Field Airport
    (TLR KTLR TLR)
    5 353 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 RY 25 STEEP UPHILL GRADE (2.2%).
    A110-3 BE ALERT TO LGTD CRANES WITHIN 5 NMR 200' AGL AND BELOW.
    A110-5 RY 07/25 HAS A DRY STREAMBED NE END.
    A110-6 RY 07 NO TKOF WITH TAILWINDS.
    A110-7 NO STUDENT SOLO FLIGHTS PERMITTED.
    A110-8 FOR ARPT INFORMATION CALL (661) 393-7990.
    A110-9 FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
    A14 CONTACT RON BREWSTER, OPERATIONS MANAGER (661)391-1824
    A16 CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4053 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BREWSTERR@CO.KERN.CA.US
    A42-07 MKD WITH X'S NO LDGS TKOF ONLY.
    A58-25 RY 25 +4 FT BRUSH 150 FT FM EOR 50 FT RIGHT.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SERVICE ONLY.
    A81-APT MIRL RY 07/25 AND PAPI RY 25 NIGHT USE ONLY ACTVT- CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 07/25
    Longest Runway: 07/25 is 3283 ft (1001 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    L17 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 07/25  3283 ft x 60 ft (1001 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 04/13/2010
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  4.0

    Runway 07

    Runway 25

    Elevation: 
    858.2 759.2
    Latitude: 
    35-08-27.0139N 35-08-32.9242N
    Longitude: 
    119-26-35.6895W 119-25-56.7607W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    080 260
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 3.5 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    POLE
    Object Height: 
    25
    Distance from End: 
    385
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    100 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    No No
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    57

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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