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Bakersfield Municipal Airport

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.[1] The airport is mostly used for general aviation.

Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bakersfield
ServesBakersfield, California
Elevation AMSL378 ft / 115 m
Coordinates35°19′30″N 118°59′46″W / 35.32500°N 118.99611°W / 35.32500; -118.99611
Map
L45
Location of airport within Bakersfield
L45
L45 (California)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations25,000
Based aircraft82

History edit

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. [2]

Facilities and aircraft edit

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).[1]

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.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for L45 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ Historic California Posts, Camps Stations and Airfields: Bakersfield Army Air Field

External links edit

  • Aerial image as of 1 June 1994 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for L45, effective May 16, 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

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