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KL73 · Poso Kern County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KL73 FAA L73 Elev 635 ft Lat 35° 35.80' N Lon 119° 7.68' 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: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 180° 3,000 ft 60 ft ASP No —
34 360° 3,000 ft 60 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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KL73 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 661-391-1800.
  • ·AREAS OF OPEN APRON ROUGH AND DETERIORATING.
  • ·FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
  • ·DIRECTOR, KERN COUNTY AIRPORTS 24 HR EMERG PHONE 661-747-4055.
  • ·APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-11-09 Piper PA-60-602P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1985-03-01 Cessna 152 · Other · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 53 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 58 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 58 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 69 nm
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 72 nm
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 76 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 76 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 78 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
Timothy Dana Mulder Shafter CA 8 nm
Paul Lance Skip Penner Shafter CA 8 nm
Nathan Gene Enns Shafter CA 8 nm
Josue Hernan Azcarate Shafter CA 8 nm
Bobby Dean Baker Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Janice Allison Sullivan Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Jose Rosario Diaz Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Alfred Vernon Dilger Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Joseph John Gianquinto Bakersfield CA 15 nm
Mark Christopher Hargis Bakersfield CA 15 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
Adam Valdez Mc Farland CA 5 nm
Timothy Dana Mulder Shafter CA 8 nm
Paul Lance Skip Penner Shafter CA 8 nm
Peter Everet Plumb Shafter CA 8 nm
Zachary Paul Toews Shafter CA 8 nm
Robert Kim Coe Shafter CA 8 nm
Rob Curtis Arneson Wasco CA 12 nm
Gregory Michael Chavez Wasco CA 12 nm
Arnulfo Apilado Domondon Delano CA 12 nm
Thomas Ralph Edison Delano CA 12 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
 11 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 58 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 58 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 68 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 76 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 77 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 77 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 77 nm
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
 78 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 89 nm

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