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KWJF · General William J Fox Airfield

ICAO · US · 46 NTSB events

ID KWJF FAA WJF Elev 2,351 ft Lat 34° 44.47' N Lon 118° 13.14' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

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: 7,201 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 72.1° 7,201 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
24 252.1° 7,201 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 126.300
  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.875
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR FOX TWR 120.300
  • CTAF CTAF 120.300
  • A/D JOSHUA APP/DEP 126.100
  • RDO RIVERSIDE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H7201X150 (ASPH–RFSC) S–50, D–68, 2S–86, 2D–117 M…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2
  • ·Lgtd radio twrs 4 miles SE.
  • ·Numerous birds SE of arpt.
  • ·PAEW adjacent ramp area between fuel island and terminal bldg.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 661-945-0078
  • ·CTAF 118.525 ATIS 126.3 UNICOM 122.95 ®JOSHUA APP/DEP CON 126.1 FOX TOWER 118.525 (1500–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·PALMDALE (H) (H) VORTACW 115.55 PMD Chan 102(Y) N34º37.88´ W118º03.83´ 296º 10.1 NM to fld. 2498/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM DME unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–3E, 4G, 7B IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · WJF

NTSB events

46 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

48

since 1982

Fatal

5

10.4% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 117,632 ops in 1992

2024 total

56,783

10-yr total

504,356

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 97% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

13.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.45

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=46

  • Other 12
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Loss of control 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-25 DIERENFIELD DEVIN RV-6A · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2022-03-14 Cessna T210L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2015-11-12 Beech A36 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2011-01-09 Cessna 310C · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2004-09-12 Smith S-51D · Stall / spin · day →
2025-11-09 Cessna 172S · Other · VMC · day →
2024-11-08 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-12-16 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-08-25 SCODA AERONAUTICAL Super Petrel · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-07-23 SWARTZ GENE TITAN T 51 MUSTANG · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-09-21 Piper PA28 - 161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-09-04 Piper PA-32-300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-09-12 Peter A Land White Lightning · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-09-04 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2011-02-13 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · dawn →
2009-08-13 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-01-10 Cessna 172S · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2006-12-27 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · day →
2006-01-09 Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-12-27 Socata TBM 700 · Stall / spin · day →
2003-10-16 Beech A36 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-01-30 Beech D95A · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2002-04-23 Cessna 340A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-08-05 Cessna 336 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2000-12-12 Cessna 182P · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-05-31 Hilyard Dragonfly · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-05-22 Maule M-4-210C · Other · VMC · day →
1999-05-04 Aeronca 7AC · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-11-14 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
1998-03-02 Cessna 310C · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-08-21 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-09-10 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-07-25 Cessna 310H · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1992-05-27 Cessna 182K · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1991-12-27 Cessna 150F · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1990-07-18 Cessna 421C · Other · VMC · day →
1989-04-01 Piper PA-22 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-10-15 LEWIS Moni · Other · VMC · day →
1988-07-01 Ryan Navion · Other · VMC · day →
1987-08-30 Cessna 310D · Other · VMC · day →
1986-04-20 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
1986-01-27 Sriplin Ranger · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-12-03 Cessna P210N · Other · dusk →
1984-03-21 Cessna 172K · Other · VMC · day →
1982-06-13 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
1982-03-13 Cessna 172 · Other · day →

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 4 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 17 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 17 nm
Robin Leabman Pacoima CA 30 nm
Jonathan Orourke Van Nuys CA 35 nm
Mark Boss Van Nuys CA 35 nm
Mark Thomas Hulsey Van Nuys CA 35 nm
Robert Gerard Comperini Wrightwood CA 38 nm
James Mason Reid La Verne CA 43 nm
Russell Calverley La Verne CA 43 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
Gary Glenn Possert Lancaster CA 4 nm
Robert Ascher Stambovsky Lancaster CA 4 nm
Donald Leroy Weiss Lancaster CA 4 nm
Kevin Robert West Lancaster CA 4 nm
Thomas Walter Wood Jr Lancaster CA 4 nm
Donna Lynn Knighton Lancaster CA 4 nm
Masato Suzuki Lancaster CA 4 nm
Paul James Reukauf Lancaster CA 4 nm
Tracy Glen Phelps Lancaster CA 4 nm
David Nils Larson Lancaster CA 4 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
Richard Theodore Aldrich Lancaster CA 4 nm
Kenneth Francis Patton Lancaster CA 4 nm
Gary Glenn Possert Lancaster CA 4 nm
Philip Walter Schultz Lancaster CA 4 nm
Charles Wayne Staley Lancaster CA 4 nm
Robert Howard Webb Lancaster CA 4 nm
Kevin Robert West Lancaster CA 4 nm
Alan Keith Radecki Lancaster CA 4 nm
Michael Carl Hartenstine Lancaster CA 4 nm
Douglas William Nuckolls Lancaster CA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
0 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
19 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
35 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
35 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
35 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
45 nm
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
45 nm
Wingnuts Aircraft Service
La Verne, CA
45 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
51 nm
Affordable Avionics
Chino, CA
54 nm

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