Delano Municipal
DLO · KDLO · Delano, California · Kern County · map
Delano Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Delano, 2 miles southeast of Delano, California, 315 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 5,659 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 19,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Delano Municipal?
Its FAA code is DLO, and its ICAO code is KDLO.
Where is Delano Municipal?
It is 2 miles southeast of Delano, California, 315 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Delano Municipal?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 5,659 feet long, asphalt.
Does Delano Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Delano Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Delano Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Delano Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DLO · ICAO KDLO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Delano
- Elevation
- 315 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,659 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,629 ft, trees 30 ft high 240 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.9 | |
| Dlo and aWOS-3P | 119.55 | |
| Bakersfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 661-721-2668.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Shafter-Minter Field (14 nm south), Porterville Municipal (19 nm northeast), Meadows Field (21 nm southeast), Mefford Field (25 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Seasonal crop duster operations on airport east of runway 15/33. Area east of runway is rstrd agricultural use only.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 preset low intst sunset to sunrise; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- (E81) runway 15/33 runway exit lights.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 19,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 11,000 |
| general aviation, local | 8,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Delano from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Delano, California: 3 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Delano:
- Sunview Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Donna Marie Webster private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bakersfield Flying Club · Bakersfield, CA (21 nm) · (661) 599-3050 · [email protected]
- Todd Hunter Schultz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Epic Jet Center · Bakersfield, CA (21 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [email protected]
- Daniel Robert Gudgel private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Gudgel Aviation Base · Lemoore, CA (44 nm) · (559) 696-9697 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Delano 12 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Sunview Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,655 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DLO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.