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Shafter-Minter Field Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2010-02-11 0901Z
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Location Information
Coordinates: 35°30'21.40"N / 119°11'30.20"W
Located 04 miles E of Shafter, California on 1206 acres of land.
Surveyed Elevation is 424 feet MSL.
Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1000 AGL (1424 MSL)
Magnetic Variation from 1965 is 16° East
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:March 1948
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:Clear-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 OPERS DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF.
A.R.T.C.C.:LOS ANGELES
F.S.S.:RANCHO MURIETA
NOTAMs Facility:RIU (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:LOS ANGELES
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Airport Communications
BAKERSFIELD APPROACH:126.45 270.3
BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE:126.45 270.3
CTAF:122.900
ATIS at BFL (7.9 SE):118.6
ASOS at BFL (7.9 SE): 661-393-3766
AWOS-3 at DLO (14.6 N):119.55 661-721-2668
    Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT EHF SHAFTER 115.40 271°4.8
VOD TTE TULE 109.20 182°25.8
VOT AVE AVENAL 117.10 086°39.4
VOT FLW FELLOWS 117.50 037°41.3
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT COR SALYER FARMS 205 137°37.6
VOT VI VILIA 220 156°45.3
VOT GWF GEN WILLIAM J FO 282 299°66.4
VOT HGT HUNTER LIGGETT 209 090°101.3
Runway 12/30
Dimensions:4501 x 100 feet
Surface:Asphalt in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-22
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 12Runway 30
Coordinates:35°30'38.44"N / 119°12'3.69"W35°30'7.88"N / 119°11'24.10"W
Elevation: 412.8 412.3
Gradient: 0.4 0.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 117° Magnetic, 133° True 297° Magnetic, 313° True
Markings:Basic in good condition.Basic in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP2L
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:2970 x 100 feet
Surface:Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-25, D-30
Runway 17Runway 35
Coordinates:35°30'33.53"N / 119°11'9.48"W35°30'4.16"N / 119°11'9.51"W
Elevation: 423.4 414.5
Gradient: 0.8 0.3 UP
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 164° Magnetic, 180° True 0
Markings:Basic in good condition.Basic in good condition.
Obstacles: 15 ft Road 850 ft from runway, 190 ft left of center 15 ft Road 470 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet-A
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:CROP DUSTING SERVICES,PILOT INSTRUCTION
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:MINTER FIELD AIRPORT DISTRICT
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
661-393-0402
Manager:HERMAN RUDDELL
201 AVIATION ST
SHAFTER, CA 93263
661-393-0402
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:78 Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2009-10-15
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:3 Annual Commercial Operations:none
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:5 Annual Commuter Operations:none
Helicopters Based on Field:9 Annual Air Taxi Operations:none
Military Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Military Operations:none
Gliders Based on Field:none Annual GA Local Operations:20000
Ultralights Based on Field:8 Annual GA Itinerant Operations:25000
Other Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • HEAVY CROP DUSTER ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.
  • SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
  • ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
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