General WM J Fox Airfield
WJF · KWJF · Lancaster, California · Los Angeles County · map
General WM J Fox Airfield is a public-use airport owned by CO of Los Angeles, 4 miles northwest of Lancaster, California, 2,351 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 7,201 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 60 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 56,783 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for General WM J Fox Airfield?
Its FAA code is WJF, and its ICAO code is KWJF.
Where is General WM J Fox Airfield?
It is 4 miles northwest of Lancaster, California, 2,351 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at General WM J Fox Airfield?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 7,201 feet long, asphalt.
Does General WM J Fox Airfield have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at General WM J Fox Airfield?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from General WM J Fox Airfield?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Dallas Love Field, Inyokern, Ontario International, Driggs. Every route
Are there flight schools at General WM J Fox Airfield?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Capper Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to General WM J Fox Airfield?
14 pilot examiners and 24 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 General WM J Fox Airfield…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WJF · ICAO KWJF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- CO of Los Angeles
- Elevation
- 2,351 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1959
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,201 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.525 | Fox |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.3 | Fox |
| Ground | 121.7 | Fox |
| Approach and departure | 126.1 | Fox |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 661-743-6026.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (19 nm north), Tehachapi Municipal (26 nm northwest), California City Municipal (27 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
- <lighted rdo towers 4 MI southeast.
- Airport lights on continuously, when the control tower closed.
- Forest service fire fighting stn on airport MAY-DEC.
- Numerous birds southeast of airport.
- Paew adjacent ramp area between fuel island and terminal building.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 4 departures from WJF in those twelve months, carrying 11 passengers in 19 seats (58% filled), to 4 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| General WM J Fox Airfield → Dallas Love Field WJF–DAL | 1 | 3 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| General WM J Fox Airfield → Inyokern WJF–IYK | 1 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| General WM J Fox Airfield → Ontario International WJF–ONT | 1 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| General WM J Fox Airfield → Driggs WJF–XWW | 1 | 8 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 56 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| other | 2 |
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 56,783, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 573 |
| general aviation, travelling | 25,059 |
| general aviation, local | 30,262 |
| military | 889 |
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 Lancaster from the FAA register
115 aircraft are registered to owners in Lancaster, California: 96 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 6 gliders, 3 business jets, 2 helicopters. 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, 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Capper Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Lancaster
Repair stations in Lancaster:
- Darrell R. Kroeger
- High Desert Avionics INC High Desert Avionics is an FAA-certified repair station providing avionics sales, service, and custom installations.
- Mh Aviation INC MH Aviation is a flight school, FBO, and FAA Part 145 repair station at Fox Field (KWJF) in Lancaster, California.
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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 24 aviation medical examiners, 9 mechanic examiners, 6 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 4 training center examiners.
- Robin Leabman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MH Aviation · Lancaster, CA (0 nm) · (747) 767-1711 · [email protected]
- Sean Kaveney private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Barnes Aviation · Lancaster, CA (0 nm) · (818) 618-4419 · [email protected]
- Brian Petschauer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Atlantic Aviation (KBUR) · Burbank, CA (33 nm) · (818) 590-4441 · [email protected]
- Bryan Estiveira de Ataide Ferrell private pilot; airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (35 nm) · (818) 205-8873 · [email protected]
- Jonathan Orourke private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hot Shot Aviation · Van Nuys, CA (35 nm) · (818) 860-1074 · [email protected]
- Mark Boss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (35 nm) · (818) 389-4918 · [email protected]
- Mark Thomas Hulsey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (35 nm) · (928) 486-4334 · [email protected]
- James Mason Reid private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brackett Field / KPOC- Mt Sac Aviation (Collge Aviation ) · La Verne, CA (45 nm) · (909) 973-7213 · [email protected]
All 77 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 46 since 1982, 5 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 Lancaster 115 aircraft · 96 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 6 gliders
- C C Air Corporation 11 aircraft in town
- Shouling & Philip Enterprise 9 aircraft in town
- Mh Aviation INC 6 aircraft in town
- C C Air CORP 6 aircraft in town
- Capper Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Darrell R. Kroeger · repair station
- High Desert Avionics INC · repair station
- Mh Aviation INC · repair station
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Inyokern (IYK) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Ontario International (ONT) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Driggs (XWW) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 46 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,092 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 27,610 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/WJF.json.
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 22, 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.