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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KWJF · observed 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 93°F (34°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KWJF 062056Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 34/05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03390050 58020
TAF KWJF 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM062000 07007KT P6SM SKC FM070600 19007KT P6SM SKC FM071000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
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Aircraft registered in Lancaster from the FAA register
114 aircraft are registered to owners in Lancaster, California: 95 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, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- <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.
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 5, 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.