Poso-Kern County
L73 · Famoso, California · Kern County · map
Poso-Kern County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Kern Dept of Airports, 4 miles east of Famoso, California, 635 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Poso-Kern County?
Its FAA code is L73.
Where is Poso-Kern County?
It is 4 miles east of Famoso, California, 635 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Poso-Kern County?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Poso-Kern County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Poso-Kern County?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Kern Aviation LLC and Alibi Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Poso-Kern County?
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 Poso-Kern County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L73
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Kern Dept of Airports
- Elevation
- 635 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 16: threshold displaced 210 ft, trees 15 ft high 621 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Shafter-Minter Field (6 nm southwest), Meadows Field (10 nm south), Bakersfield Municipal (18 nm south), Porterville Municipal (26 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Shafter-Minter Field (6 nm southwest), Meadows Field (10 nm south), Delano Municipal (10 nm northwest), Wasco-Kern County (11 nm west).
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 5/1/59.
- Director, Kern County airports
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Airport closed to night operations.
- Areas of open apron rough and deteriorating.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Famoso from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Famoso, CA as the owner's town.
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:
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · Shafter, 7 miles away Kern Aviation is a flight school at Shafter-Minter Field in California that offers discovery flights with certified flight instructors, aircraft rentals, and pilot training.
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · Bakersfield, 12 miles away Bakersfield Flying Club is a flying club based in Bakersfield, California that offers flight training, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and simulator training.
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bakersfield, 12 miles away
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: 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 (10 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 (10 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [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.
- 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 · 2 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Alibi Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,673 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L73.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 29, 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.