Bakersfield Municipal
L45 · Bakersfield, California · Kern County · map
Bakersfield Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bakersfield, 3 miles south of Bakersfield, California, 378 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 74 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 25,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bakersfield Municipal?
Its FAA code is L45.
Where is Bakersfield Municipal?
It is 3 miles south of Bakersfield, California, 378 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bakersfield Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bakersfield Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bakersfield Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Bakersfield Municipal?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Alibi Flying Club and Faithful Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bakersfield Municipal?
2 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 Bakersfield Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L45
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bakersfield
- Elevation
- 378 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- 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
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 650 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 103 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.45 | |
| Bakersfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Meadows Field (7 nm northwest), Shafter-Minter Field (15 nm northwest), Taft-Kern County (24 nm southwest).
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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- +100 feet pole line 1/2 mile south of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and runway 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 34 oper continuously. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 three clicks for on; lights go out after 15 minimums.
- Full service using fueling truck.
- 150 feet paved stopway at each end of runway.
- (E98) also one hex hanger and 20 open - shade hangars.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 68 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 15,000 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
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 Bakersfield from the FAA register
373 aircraft are registered to owners in Bakersfield, California: 261 piston singles, 30 helicopters, 22 piston twins, 22 business jets, 21 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, 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
Fuel and service companies in Bakersfield, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC Premiere Aviation operates a fleet of Cessna 421C Golden Eagle aircraft based at Concord Jet Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering on-demand charter flights with professional pilots.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · Bakersfield, 8 miles away Bakersfield Flying Club is a flying club based in Bakersfield, California that offers flight training, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and simulator training.
- Faithful Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lakeside, 8 miles away Faithful Flyers is a Christ-centered aviation organization based in Lakeside, California.
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bakersfield, 8 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Bakersfield:
- Loyd's Aviation 2 aircraft on the certificate Loyd's Aviation is a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) founded in 1958 and operating three locations in Bakersfield, Paso Robles, and Delano, California.
- Golden State Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Kern Charter Service, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Bakersfield:
- Loyd'S Aircraft Maintenance INC Loyd's Aviation is a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) with three locations in Bakersfield, Paso Robles, and Delano, California.
- Megahertz Avionics INC
- Nextgen Avionics NextGen Aviation Services is an FAA Part 145 heavy maintenance repair station founded in 2020, based in Chino, California.
- Northwest Metrology
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 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 (7 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 (7 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [email protected]
All 11 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 21 since 1982, 1 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 Bakersfield 373 aircraft · 261 piston singles, 30 helicopters, 22 piston twins
- Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC 38 aircraft in town
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Best Equipment Leasing LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Wonderful Orchards LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Premier Aircraft Services LLC 8 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Loyd's Aviation 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Golden State Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Kern Charter Service, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Faithful Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Loyd'S Aircraft Maintenance INC · repair station
- Megahertz Avionics INC · repair station
- Nextgen Avionics · repair station
- Northwest Metrology · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 1 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 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L45.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 26, 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.