KL05 · Kern Valley Airport
ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,500 ft.
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 188.2° | 3,500 ft | 50 ft | ASP | No | — |
| 35 | 8.2° | 3,500 ft | 50 ft | ASP | No | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 1 frequencies
- UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KL05 on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
- ·OWNED BY US FOREST SVC ON LEASE TO KERN COUNTY. <NO NIGHT OPERATIONS.
- ·FLY-IN CAMPGROUND ON ARPT.
- ·FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.
- ·DIRECTOR, KERN COUNTY AIRPORTS 24 HR EMERG PHONE 661-747-4055.
- ·GROSS RWY PAVEMENT STRENGTH ESTIMATE PRVDD BY ARPT MANAGER; 12500 LBS.
- ·GTR THAN 1 FT ROCKS 0-90 FT FM EOR 50 FT LEFT TO 80 FT RIGHT PRVDG WASHOUT PROTECTION FM LAKE.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
NTSB events
19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
29
since 1982
Fatal
7
24.1% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
3
≈ 0.3/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 12,502 ops in 1992
2024 total
11,675
10-yr total
116,750
2024 mix
AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%
Events / million ops
25.7
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
6.20
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=3
- Stall / spin 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
All time · n=19
- Stall / spin 4
- Other 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Gear-up landing 2
- Runway excursion 2
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
- Hard landing 1
- Undershoot / overshoot 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Marie Webster | Bakersfield | CA | 38 nm |
| Todd Hunter Schultz | Bakersfield | CA | 38 nm |
| Gregory Holden Morris | Mojave | CA | 44 nm |
| Michael Joseph Masucci | Mojave | CA | 44 nm |
| Sean Kaveney | Lancaster | CA | 63 nm |
| Daniel Robert Gudgel | Lemoore | CA | 75 nm |
| Dennis Gregory Magdaleno | Ventura | CA | 84 nm |
| Robin Leabman | Pacoima | CA | 88 nm |
| Robert Gerard Comperini | Wrightwood | CA | 92 nm |
| James Eric Brannan | Fresno | CA | 92 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valiant Forest Lee | Lake Isabella | CA | 6 nm |
| Peter Jon Hall | Caliente | CA | 20 nm |
| Garold Edwin Lasure | Springville | CA | 31 nm |
| John Brickley Kelleher | Springville | CA | 31 nm |
| Patrick Francis Williams | Keene | CA | 31 nm |
| Charles David Koble | Keene | CA | 31 nm |
| Joseph John Biviano | Tehachapi | CA | 35 nm |
| Kenneth Jay Davis | Tehachapi | CA | 35 nm |
| Jerry Anthony Koszyk | Tehachapi | CA | 35 nm |
| Billy Browning Laningham | Tehachapi | CA | 35 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Layne Willhite | Wofford Heights | CA | 3 nm |
| Leroy Mitchell Bell | Lake Isabella | CA | 6 nm |
| Gregory Scott Hammack | Lake Isabella | CA | 6 nm |
| Richard Deane Lach | Weldon | CA | 7 nm |
| Clinton Halsey Groves | Weldon | CA | 7 nm |
| William Ihler Ripsom | Bodfish | CA | 10 nm |
| Keith Dwayne Howard | Posey | CA | 14 nm |
| Christopher Graham Pitter | Posey | CA | 14 nm |
| Ronald Roy Knudson | Caliente | CA | 20 nm |
| William Harold Hickle | Inyokern | CA | 30 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Megahertz Avionics, Inc. Bakersfield, CA | 35 nm |
| ASB Avionics, LLC Mojave, CA | 43 nm |
| High Desert Avionics Lancaster, CA | 60 nm |
| Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC Kingsburg, CA | 70 nm |
| Pacific Coast Avionics Fresno, CA | 91 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG Van Nuys, CA | 91 nm |
| Van Nuys Clean Aircraft Van Nuys, CA | 91 nm |
| A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq Van Nuys, CA | 92 nm |
| Fourth Front Aviation, Inc. Santa Monica, CA | 103 nm |
| Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc Santa Monica, CA | 103 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗