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BFL       MEADOWS FIELD       BAKERSFIELD       CA
  Time Zone: PT 
Lat: N 3526.0     Long: W 11903.5     Elev: 510     Var: -14  Longest Runway: 10855
    Dept. ATIS: 118.6     Arr. ATIS: 118.6   Ground: 121.7     Tower: 118.1

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Since 1958, Loyd's Aviation has been offering good old fashioned customer service to the aviation community. 'Bakersfield Jet Center' offers the same service we're famous for, in a newly updated facility. Come see why we've been in business for more than a half century. Take taxiway A6 to Bakersfield Jet Center.
Ph: 800-284-1334   website E-Mail Loyd's Aviation Fax: 661-393-0824 Freq: 130.9
Separate Pilot and Passenger Lounges, Large Screen TVs, Crew Cars, Hertz Rental Cars On-Site, Wireless Internet, Flight Planning Room, Hotel/Limo Arrangements, Complimentary Starbucks/Fresh Baked Cookies/Ice/Newspapers, Lav Service, Air Starts, GPUs, Gourmet Catering, Quick Turns, Conference Room, Competitive Fuel Pricing.
Ph: 661-391-4900   website- Fax: 661-393-7890 Freq: 131.6

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Epic Jet Center is the newest FBO on the Field! We offer the Shell AeroClass Program, on-site Hertz Rental cars, limo/hotel/catering arrangements; crew cars, coffee/ice/newspapers, fresh-baked cookies. Conference Room, flight-planning room, pilot lounges, LCD TVs, on-site maintenance, Quick Turns; GPU, Lav Service. Best fuel pricing on the field, guaranteed.
Ph: 661-399-7011   website E-Mail Epic Jet Center Fax: 661-393-7509 Freq: 131.17
ASOS Ph: 661-393-3766
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 Runway & Approach Info
  Rwy  
    Length    
  Land Dist Avail  
  Approach*  
    Rwy  
Length
  Land Dist Avail  
 Approach* 
12L
10855x150  10855'          
 
  
30R
  10855x150  7429'          
ILS/DME
 111.90 - 301º  
12R
7703x100  7703'          
 
  
30L
  7703x100  4321'          
 
 * only ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF approaches to a specific runway are shown

Runway Weight Capability   (lbs.)
Runway IDSingle WheelDouble WheelDouble Tandem WheelDual Double Wheel
12L/30R110,000200,000500,000850,000
12R/30L18,000N/AN/AN/A


Database effective date: 02/09/2012

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Airport Diagram of KBFL
Facility Name: MEADOWS FIELD
City Name: BAKERSFIELD
County: KERN
State abbrev: CA
State Name: CALIFORNIA
   
Ownership: PUBLICLY OWNED
Use: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Owner's Name: COUNTY OF KERN
Address: DEPT OF ARPTS, 3701 WINGS WAY, #300, 3701 WINGS WAY, SUITE 300
 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Owner's Phone: 661-391-1800; RON BREWSTER - BREWSTERR@CO.KERN.CA.US
  
Manager's Name: RON BREWSTER
Address: 3701 WINGS WAY, #300
 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Phone: 661-391-1870; DEP DIR - MATT MASS CELL PHONE: (661) 747-4055 24 HRS: (661) 393-3868 FAX: (661) 391-1801 EMAIL: BFLSECURITY@CO.KERN.CA.US
   
FAA Region: WESTERN-PACIFIC
FAA Field Office: LAX

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Sunrise / Sunset times for:
MEADOWS FIELD
Date: Sunrise Sunset
January 01, 2012 8:0617:55
February 01, 2012 7:5618:24
March 01, 2012 7:2518:52
April 01, 2012 6:4219:19
May 01, 2012 6:0419:43
June 01, 2012 5:4220:07
July 01, 2012 5:4520:15
August 01, 2012 6:0519:59
September 01, 2012 6:2919:22
October 01, 2012 6:5218:39
November 01, 2012 7:1918:00
December 01, 2012 7:4817:43

 Airport Facilities
Airport Attendance Schedule: CONTINUOUS
Airport Status: OPERATIONAL (This Status can change at any time - please check NOTAMS)
Airport Lighting Schedule: DUSK-DAWN; WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 12L/30R, PAPI & MALSR RY 30R - CTAF. PAPI RYS 12R AND 30L OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Airport Storage Available: Tie Downs
Extra Services Available: Air Freight, Air Ambulance, Avionics, Charter, Flight Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales, Annual Surveying
Wind Indicator: YES - (lighted)
Control Tower: YES
CTAF Frequency: 118.100
Unicom Frequency: 122.950
Rotating Beacon Color: CLEAR-GREEN (Light Land Airport)
Segmented Circle: YES
Landing Fee: NO

Airport Services
Type of Fuel Available: Grade 100, Grade 100LL, JET A (freeze point -40C)
Airframe Repair Service: MAJOR
Power Plant Repair Service: MAJOR

Geographic Data
Latitude: N3526.0   Longitude: W11903.5  (ESTIMATED)
Arpt Elevation: 510ft (SURVEYED)
Magnetic Variation: 14E
3 miles NW of BAKERSFIELD
Traffic Pattern Altitude:
Sectional Chart: LOS ANGELES

  Aircraft Data
Operations (reported)
YearlyAvg. Daily
General Aviation transient: 58718161
General Aviation Local: 58900161
Air Taxi: 1088530
Commercial: 19875
Commuter: 00
Military: 6122
Aircraft based on Field
General Aviation Singles: 206
General Aviation Multi: 9
Jet Aircraft: 0
General Aviation Helicopters: 4
Military Aircraft: 0
Gliders: 0
Ultralights: 0

  FAA Services
FSS on field: NO
FSS tie-in: RANCHO MURIETA
FSS Phone: 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Who issues Notams: BFL
Notam D service at airport: YES
ARTCC Name: LOS ANGELES
 
  Federal Status
Airport Certification: AIRPORT RECEIVING SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER SERVICE FROM CARRIERS CERTIFICATED BY THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD; IDEX C ARFF AVAILABLE
Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Index: AIRPORT HAS A CERTIFICATE UNDER CFR PART 139
Airport of Entry: No
Custom Landing Rights: No
Joint Civil/Military: No
Military Landing rights: YES

Runway Identification: 12L/30R
Length: 10855 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: ASPHALT-GOOD CONDITION
Edge lights: High Intensity

Treatment: GROOVED


 

Runway: 12L
 
Runway: 30R
Mag heading:  121ºMag heading:  301º
Rwy Slope:  -.33% DownRwy Slope:  .33% Up
Approach:  Approach:  ILS/DME
Pattern:  Left TrafficPattern:  Right Traffic
Markings:  PRECISION INSTRUMENTMarkings:  PRECISION INSTRUMENT
Marking Condition:  GOODMarking Condition:  GOOD
Arresting Dev:  Arresting Dev:  
Lat & Long:  N3526.8  W11904.3Lat. & Long.:  N3525.5  W11902.7
Elev:  509.5 ft. MSLElev:  474.2 ft. MSL
TCH:  52 ft. AGLTCH:  64 ft. AGL
Visual Glide Path:  3.00 degreesVisual Glide Path:  3.00 degrees
Displaced Threshold:  NoDisplaced Threshold:  3426 feet
Touchdown Zone:  YESTouchdown Zone:  YES
Touchdown Elev.:  509.5 feetTouchdown Elev.:  492.7 feet
Visual Glide Slope:  4-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAYVisual Glide Slope:  4-Light PAPI on LEFT side of Runway
RVR Equipment:  RVR Equipment:  TOUCHDOWN-MIDFIELD-ROLLOUT
RVV Equipment:  NORVV Equipment:  YES
Approach Lights:  Approach Lights:  MALSR - 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
REIL:  NOREIL:  NO
Centerline Lights:  NOCenterline Lights:  YES; CENTERLINE LIGHTS RY 30R ONLY.
Touchdown lights:  NOTouchdown lights:  YES
Runway Catagory:  OTHER THAN UTILITY RUNWAY WITH A NON PRECISION APPROACH HAVING VISIBILITY MINIMUNS GREATHER THAN 3/4 MILERunway Catagory:  PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY

Runway Identification: 12R/30L
Length: 7703 ft
Width: 100 ft
Surface: ASPHALT
Edge lights: Medium Intensity


 

Runway: 12R
 
Runway: 30L
Mag heading:  121ºMag heading:  301º
Rwy Slope:  -.30% DownRwy Slope:  .30% Up
Approach:  Approach:  
Pattern:  Right TrafficPattern:  Left Traffic
Markings:  BASICMarkings:  
Marking Condition:  GOODMarking Condition:  
Arresting Dev:  Arresting Dev:  
Lat & Long:  N3526.3  W11903.9Lat. & Long.:  N3525.4  W11902.8
Elev:  487.5 ft. MSLElev:  464.4 ft. MSL
TCH:  25 ft. AGLTCH:  25 ft. AGL
Visual Glide Path:  3.00 degreesVisual Glide Path:  3.00 degrees
Displaced Threshold:  NoDisplaced Threshold:  3382 feet
Touchdown Zone:  YESTouchdown Zone:  YES
Touchdown Elev.:  487.5 feetTouchdown Elev.:  483.5 feet
Visual Glide Slope:  4-Light PAPI on LEFT side of RunwayVisual Glide Slope:  4-Light PAPI on LEFT side of Runway
RVR Equipment:  RVR Equipment:  
RVV Equipment:  NORVV Equipment:  NO
Approach Lights:  Approach Lights:  
REIL:  NOREIL:  NO
Centerline Lights:  NOCenterline Lights:  NO
Touchdown lights:  NOTouchdown lights:  NO
Runway Catagory:  OTHER THAN UTILITY RUNWAY WITH A VISUAL APPROACHRunway Catagory:  OTHER THAN UTILITY RUNWAY WITH A VISUAL APPROACH
Obstructions:  Obstructions:  TREE
Marked:  Marked:  NOT Marked/Lighted
Clearance slope:  50:1Clearance slope:  43:1
Obstruction height:  Obstruction height:  45 feet AGL
Dist. from runway:  Dist. from runway:  2150 feet
Centerline offset:  Centerline offset:  225 feet left of centerline
Comments:  Comments:  

Remarks
  • MIL HELICOPTERS MAKE ALL APCHS TO RY OR PAVED AREAS. MINIMIZE HOVERING & POWER TO AVOID CAUSING BLOWING DUST; WHEELED HELICOPTERS GND TAXI ONLY. FORMATION JOIN-UP AFT DEP ONLY.
  • (A57) RWY 30R 50:1 TO DSPLD THR.
  • RY 12R/30L CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • CAP SQUADRON ON ARPT.
  • RIGHT BASE OPNS FOR RY 30R ESTABLISH WINGS LEVEL ON FINAL APCH NO LOWER THAN 300 FT AGL.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S & E OF ARPT RECOMMENDED TURBOJET TRNG HRS WKDAY 0800-2200 WKENDS 1200-2200; NO MORE THAN TEN PRACTICE APCHS PER HR.

  • Federal Agreements
  • NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS (NPIAS)
  • GRANT AGREEMENTS UNDER FAAP/ADAP/AIP
  • SURPLUS PROPERTY AGREEMENT UNDER PUBLIC LAW 289
  • ASSURANCES PURSUANT TO TITLE VI, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
  • AGREEMENT UNDER DLAND OR DCLA HAS EXPIRED.

  • Airport Inspection Data
    Airport Inspected:: FEDERAL - performed by FAA AIRPORTS FIELD PERSONNEL
    Inspection Date: 03/08/2011



    Airport Communications & Frequencies:
    ATIS Frequencies:   Hours(local) of Operation: CONTINUOUS
    118.6
    BAKERSFIELD Tower Frequencies:   Hours(local) of operation: 0600-2300   
    118.1
    257.8
    BAKERSFIELD Ground Frequencies:
    121.7
    Emergency Frequencies:
    121.5
    243.0
    CTAF Frequency: 118.100
    Unicom Frequency: 122.950

    Remarks
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.

  • BAKERSFIELD Primary Approach Frequencies:   Hours(local) of operation: 0600-2300   
    118.8(SOUTH)
    118.9(NORTH)
    270.3(NORTH)
    284.625 SOUTH
    BAKERSFIELD Primary Departure Frequencies:   Hours(local) of operation: 0600-2300   
    126.45(NORTH/SOUTH)
    270.3(NORTH)
    284.625 SOUTH