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KL45 · Bakersfield International Airport

ICAO · US · 21 NTSB events

ID KL45 FAA L45 Elev 378 ft Lat 35° 19.49' N Lon 118° 59.76' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 174.6° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
34 354.6° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D APP/DEP 126.450
  • RDO RANCHO MURIETA RDO 122.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KL45 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·+100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.
  • ·(E98) ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
  • ·EMERGENCY 661-327-7111 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY.
  • ·FULL SERVICE USING FUELING TRUCK.
  • ·ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 THREE CLICKS FOR ON; LGTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MINS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 63,500 ops in 1991

2024 total

25,000

10-yr total

250,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=21

  • Other 10
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-08-08 JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250 SP · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2013-05-08 Cessna 310R · Gear-up · day →
2005-04-20 Bailey Lowing Loadster · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-12-23 Cessna 140 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-09-06 Cessna 172L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-12-22 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · night-moonlit →
1993-06-01 SCHMIDT JURCA-MJ55 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-02-20 Piper PA-28-161 · Hard landing · day →
1991-12-06 Cessna 180 · Other · day →
1990-10-07 Cessna 182M · Other · VMC · day →
1990-06-15 Vans Aircraft RV-3 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-07-25 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-07-12 Cessna T210L · Other · VMC · day →
1988-04-04 Hiller UH-12D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1987-01-18 Cessna C-152 · Other · VMC · night →
1985-08-19 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-07 Polliwagen Inc. UNKNOWN · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-25 Cessna 170A · Other · VMC · dawn →
1983-03-11 Vans Aircraft RV-3A · Weather · day →
1983-01-06 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · night →
1982-05-17 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · day →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 44 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 44 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 53 nm
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 55 nm
Michael Trudell Camarillo CA 66 nm
Steven Buckley Johnson Goleta CA 68 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 70 nm
Robin Leabman Pacoima CA 70 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
Bobby Dean Baker Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Janice Allison Sullivan Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Jose Rosario Diaz Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Alfred Vernon Dilger Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Joseph John Gianquinto Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Mark Christopher Hargis Bakersfield CA 3 nm
John Steven Hartman Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Samuel Robert Kruger Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Michael Thomas Pedersen Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Tim Alan Pippert Bakersfield CA 3 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
Bobby Dean Baker Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Jose Rosario Diaz Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Michael Thomas Pedersen Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Eric Ronald Hevle Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Shahram Delavarpour Shahzaidi Bakersfield CA 3 nm
George Michael Kunz Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Robert Lee Riggs Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Andrew David Bergquist Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Burke Joseph Stafford Bakersfield CA 3 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 3 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
6 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
45 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
52 nm
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
68 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
71 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
71 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
72 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
75 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
81 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
81 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.