Skydive San Joaquin Valley Airport
81CA · Bakersfield, California · Kern County · map
Skydive San Joaquin Valley Airport is a private airport, 15 miles southwest of Bakersfield, California, 346 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,840 feet of asph-trtd.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 81CA
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 346 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Friday to Sunday, 8:00 am to dusk
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,840 × 60 ft | Asph-trtd |
Aircraft registered in Bakersfield from the FAA register
369 aircraft are registered to owners in Bakersfield, California: 258 piston singles, 30 helicopters, 22 piston twins, 22 business jets, 20 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided VFR operations and pvt use only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.