| Bakersfield Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Bakersfield | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bakersfield, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 378 ft / 115 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′30″N 118°59′46″W / 35.32500°N 118.99611°W / 35.32500; -118.99611 | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Bakersfield Municipal Airport (FAA LID: L45) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Bakersfield, a city in Kern County, California, United States. The airport is mostly used for general aviation.
History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces, as Bakersfield Army Air Field, Air Transport Command as a sub-base of Hammer Field. Early US jet fighters, Bell P-59 Airacomet, were operating from the Airport in 1943.
Facilities and aircraft
Bakersfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 253 acres (102 ha) at an elevation of 378 feet (115 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2009, the airport had 25,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day. At that time there were 82 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for L45 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- Historic California Posts, Camps Stations and Airfields: Bakersfield Army Air Field
External links
- Aerial image as of 1 June 1994 Archived 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for L45, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for L45
- AirNav airport information for L45
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L45