Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field
MHV · KMHV · Mojave, California · Kern County · map
Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field is a public-use airport owned by Mojave Air and Space Port, 1 mile east of Mojave, California, 2,801 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 12,503 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 70 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 21,302 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
Its FAA code is MHV, and its ICAO code is KMHV.
Where is Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
It is 1 mile east of Mojave, California, 2,801 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
The longest of its 3 runways, 12/30, is 12,503 feet long.
Does Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: National Test Pilot School. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field?
4 pilot examiners and 4 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 Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MHV · ICAO KMHV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mojave Air and Space Port
- Elevation
- 2,801 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 5:00 pm mon-fri
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 12,503 × 200 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 7,049 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,747 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 600 ft, other 375 ft high 14,400 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 900 ft
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 44 ft high 2,200 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 127.6 | Mojave |
| Ground | 123.9 | Mojave |
| Approach and departure | 133.65 | Mojave |
| Mhv and aWOS-3PT | 132.225 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 661-824-5218.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: California City Municipal (9 nm northeast), Tehachapi Municipal (15 nm west), General WM J Fox Airfield (19 nm south).
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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runways 08/26 and 04/22; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Cat C/D and all tbjt aircraft pattern altitude 4301 feet above sea level (1500 feet above ground level); cat a/B aircraft pattern altitude 3801 feet above sea level (1000 feet above ground level); helicopter pattern altitude 3301 feet above sea level (500 feet above ground level) and use south entry and departure.
- 300 feet paved overrun east end of runway; 300 feet paved overrun west end of runway.
- PAPI unusable beyond 2.5 NM.
- Approach slope 40:1 to the displaced threshold.
- Wind turbine
- Be alert to high speed activity in the vicinity of airport.
- Due to rapidly rising terrain and wind turbines west - northwest of airport, cat C/D and all turbojet aircraft landing runway 8 must remain at or above 4301 feet above sea level until commencing base leg turn and at or above 3800 feet above sea level until established on a 2.25 NM final.
- Taxiway F is closed west of taxiway a.
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 | 27 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 15 |
| helicopters | 9 |
| other | 15 |
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 21,302, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 33 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,718 |
| general aviation, local | 8,426 |
| military | 3,119 |
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 Mojave from the FAA register
108 aircraft are registered to owners in Mojave, California: 58 piston singles, 24 business jets, 8 helicopters, 7 piston twins, 4 gliders. 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:
- National Test Pilot School 35 aircraft · Mojave The National Test Pilot School is an accredited institution of higher education located in Mojave, California that offers Master of Science degrees in Flight Test Engineering and Flight Test and Evaluation, along with professional 50-week c
Repair stations in Mojave:
- Asb Avionics INC ASB Avionics is a repair station in Mojave, California, that provides avionics repair, retrofits, fabrication, and installations for general aviation, air transport, corporate, military, and government aircraft.
- Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INC
- Commercial Aircraft Parts, Services, Eng. & Design
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- 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 (19 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 (19 nm) · (818) 618-4419 · [email protected]
- 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 (50 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 (50 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [email protected]
All 21 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-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.
- 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 · 19 since 1982, 3 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 Mojave 108 aircraft · 58 piston singles, 24 business jets, 8 helicopters
- National Test Pilot School 35 aircraft in town
- Scaled Composites LLC 13 aircraft in town
- Elliott Frank F 4 aircraft in town
- Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INC 3 aircraft in town
- National Test Pilot School 35 aircraft · flight school
- Asb Avionics INC · repair station
- Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INC · repair station
- Commercial Aircraft Parts, Services, Eng. & Design · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 3 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/MHV.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.