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KMHV · Mojave Air & Space Port

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KMHV FAA MHV Elev 2,801 ft Lat 35° 3.38' N Lon 118° 8.72' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,503 ft. Max gradient: 0.97%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 135° 12,503 ft 200 ft PEM Yes 0.97%
30 315° 12,503 ft 200 ft PEM Yes 0.97%
08 090° 7,049 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.65%
26 270° 7,049 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.65%
04 052° 4,747 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.02%
22 232° 4,747 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.02%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • GND GND 123.900
  • TWR TWR 127.600
  • CTAF CTAF 127.600
  • A/D JOSHUA APP/DEP 133.650

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 22 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 12 and 30; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 04–22; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12–30: H12503X200 (ASPH) S–120, D–150, 2D–450 HIRL RWY 1…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 08–26: H7049X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–60, 2D–88 MIRL 0.6% up W…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: H4747X60 (ASPH) S–40, D–60, 2D–60 MIRL RWY 04: PA…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 12 and 30; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 04–22; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwys 12 and 30; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 04–22; HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·CALIFORNIA 211 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VOR/DME 114.6 MOD Chan 93 N37º37.64´ W120º57.47´ at fld. 93/17E.
  • ·Aerobatic acft wi an area defined as .5 NM rds of MOD 032028 (7.5 NM SW 022), blo 4800´, avoidance advised dly SR–SS VOR unusable: 005º–009º byd 40 NM 028º–083º byd 40 NM 092º–097º byd 40 NM 112º–121º byd 40 NM 130º–145º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 130º–145º byd 62 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM 170º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–196º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 186º–196º byd 49 NM 197º–338º byd 40 NM ILS 111.9 I–MOD Rwy 28R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Autocoupled approaches NA blo 1,080´ MSL (2.8 NM fm thld).
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Aviation wx avbl when twr opr, call 209–526–4555.
  • ·Rwy 12 PAPI unusbl byd 2.5 nm.
  • ·Attended continuously. 100LL and A+: Fuel avbl 1500–0100Z‡, Mon–Sat.
  • ·Otr times ctc arpt opns on CTAF or call 661–824–2434; fee charged.
  • ·Be alert to high speed activity invof arpt.
  • ·TPA—CAT C/D and all turbojet acft TPA 4301´ MSL (1500´ AGL); CAT A/B acft TPA 3801´ MSL (1000´ AGL).
  • ·Helicopter TPA 3301´ MSL (500´ AGL) and use south entry and departure.
  • ·Twy F is clsd west of Twy A.
  • ·Due to rapidly rising terrain west and northwest of the arpt CAT/C/D and all turbojet acft ldg Rwy 08 must remain at or above 4301´ MSL until commencing base leg turn and at or above 3800´ MSL until established on A 2.25 NM final.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 300´ paved overrun east of rwy; 300´ paved overrun west end of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 661-824-2433
  • ·AWOS–3PT 132.225 (661) 824–5218.
  • ·CTAF 127.6 JOSHUA APP/DEP CON 133.65 TOWER 127.6 (1500–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri) GND CON 123.9
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri; other times CLASS G.
  • ·EDWARDS (T) (T) VORTACW 116.4 EDW Chan 111 N34º58.94´ W117º43.96´ 271º 21.1 NM to fld. 2378/12E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 098º–158º byd 19 NM blo 7,900´ DME unusable: 107º–158º byd 19 NM VOR unusable: 098º–158º byd 19 NM blo 7,900´ MONACHE MEADOWS (See LONE PINE on page 193) LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–3D, 7–C IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Rutan Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

24

since 1982

Fatal

6

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 30,802 ops in 1990

2024 total

21,302

10-yr total

193,955

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 85% · Mil 15%

Events / million ops

25.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.44

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-05-02 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-03-26 MORRISON JOSEPH Q2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2026-07-10 CANADAIR LTD CF-5D · Fire · day →
2025-06-07 CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S Sportcruiser · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-03-26 ADAMS DENNIS ALLEN Varieze · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-12-31 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
2016-05-13 Seguin Quickie · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-02-04 Douglas DC-3/65AR · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-12-07 North American AT-6C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2006-08-16 Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-10-17 North American T-39A · Gear-up · day →
2005-06-26 Cessna 337G · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-08-12 Bell 47G2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1996-04-17 Cessna 150K · Other · day →
1990-09-30 Folland GNAT T-1 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-05-11 Cessna 175A · Other · day →
1985-02-20 Cessna 172G · Other · VMC · day →
1983-07-19 VARIEZE 1 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-01-17 Bede Aircraft BD-5B · 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
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 3 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 3 nm
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 22 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 47 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 47 nm
Robin Leabman Pacoima CA 50 nm
Robert Gerard Comperini Wrightwood CA 50 nm
Jonathan Orourke Van Nuys CA 54 nm
Mark Boss Van Nuys CA 54 nm
Mark Thomas Hulsey Van Nuys CA 54 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
Cynthia Brickner Mojave CA 3 nm
Mark James Buechter Rosamond CA 12 nm
Russell Earl Erb Rosamond CA 12 nm
William Phillip Francis Rosamond CA 12 nm
Paul Robert Schaetzel Rosamond CA 12 nm
Steven Michael Rainey Rosamond CA 12 nm
David Gary Wheaton Rosamond CA 12 nm
Stephen Corda Rosamond CA 12 nm
Elliot Douglas Seguin Rosamond CA 12 nm
Toni Burgos Mensching Rosamond CA 12 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
Jere Robert Calef Mojave CA 3 nm
Bruce Michael Evans Mojave CA 3 nm
Sybil Joann Siglin Painter Mojave CA 3 nm
John L Bartley Ii Mojave CA 3 nm
Franklin Fitzhugh Elliott Mojave CA 3 nm
Thomas Francis Farmer Mojave CA 3 nm
Norman Lee Neilson Mojave CA 3 nm
Alfred Allen Pontious Mojave CA 3 nm
Joseph Louis Turmel Mojave CA 3 nm
Phillip James De La Tova Mojave 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
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 0 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 20 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 49 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 54 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
 54 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
 54 nm
Wingnuts Aircraft Service
La Verne, CA
 61 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
 64 nm
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
 64 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 66 nm

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