Bakersfield Municipal Airport

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FAA: L45


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Location

Latitude: 
 35-19-29.5490N (35.324875)
Longitude: 
 118-59-45.6790W (-118.996022)
Elevation: 
 378.3 feet MSL (115 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.9 E (as of January 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. S of Bakersfield, California
Found On: 
 Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
KEVIN PEOPLES
4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
661-326-3781		 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
1501 TRUXTUN AVE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
661-326-3781

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1947
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1378 feet (420 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

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  BAKERSFIELD
126.45
126.45
L.A. CENTER ARTCC
Departure:  BAKERSFIELD
126.45
126.45
L.A. CENTER ARTCC

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL (BFL) CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 805
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
C & B Flying Service
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 832-2252
D & J Harmon
   Update FBO info		 836-1028
Kern Charter
   Update FBO info		 834-6870 100LL
KL Aviation
   Update FBO info		 832-2521
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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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 01/23/25 to 0901Z 02/20/25.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
DP STIGR TWO SW-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 SW-3
IAP VOR/DME RWY 34 SW-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near L45

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
7.2 Meadows Field Airport
(BFL KBFL BFL)		 335 323 100, 100LL, Jet A
14.6 Shafter-Minter Field Airport
(MIT KMIT MIT)		 318 306 100LL, Jet A
24.3 Taft-Kern County Airport
(L17)		 243 231 100LL, Jet A
24.9 Wasco-Kern County Airport
(L19)		 315 303 100LL
27.8 Delano Municipal Airport
(KDLO DLO)		 335 323 100LL
29.6 Tehachapi Municipal Airport
(TSP KTSP TSP)		 112 100 100LL, Jet A
31.1 Mountain Valley Airport
(L94)		 115 103 80
37.1 Kern Valley Airport
(L05)		 49 37 100LL
42.4 Porterville Municipal Airport
(PTV KPTV PTV)		 355 343 100LL, Jet A
44.4 Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field Airport
(MHV KMHV MHV)		 110 98 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
47.4 Rosamond Skypark Airport
(L00)		 124 112 100LL
49.1 California City Municipal Airport
(L71)		 101 89 100LL, Jet A
50.3 Eckert Field Airport
(1Q1)		 356 344 100LL
51.8 General Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
(WJF KWJF WJF)		 132 120 100LL, Jet A
52.4 Mefford Field Airport
(TLR KTLR TLR)		 342 330 100LL, Jet A
55.0 Corcoran Airport
(CRO KCRO 43CN)		 328 316 100LL
58.8 Santa Paula Airport
(SZP KSZP SZP)		 183 171 100LL
60.4 Inyokern Airport
(IYK KIYK IYK)		 70 58 100LL, Jet A
62.7 Visalia Municipal Airport
(VIS KVIS VIS)		 342 330 100LL, Jet A
64.7 Woodlake Airport
(O42)		 355 343 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 +100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.
A110-2 (E98) ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
A16 EMERGENCY 661-327-7111
A31-16/34 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY.
A70-FUEL-A FULL SERVICE USING FUELING TRUCK.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 34 OPER CONSLY. ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 THREE CLICKS FOR ON; LGTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MINS.
E111 ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 16/34
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

L45 Airport Runway Details

Runway 16/34  4000 ft x 75 ft (1219 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/15/2019
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  20.0

Runway 16

Runway 34
Elevation: 
 378.3 372.3
Latitude: 
 35-19-49.2399N 35-19-09.8586N
Longitude: 
 118-59-47.9685W 118-59-43.3904W
Runway True Alignment: 
 175 355
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 4.1 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD PLINE
Object Height: 
 15 103
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
 Marked
Distance from End: 
 650 2500
Object Centerline Offset: 
 170 ft. left of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 53

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 None
Powerplant Repair: 
 None
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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