KBFL Meadows Field Airport
Bakersfield, CA · 3 miles NW of BAKERSFIELD, CA
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KBFL
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 509.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 35-26-01.9000N 119-03-27.6000W
- Lat / Long
- 35.4338611, -119.0576667
- Mag. variation
- 14E (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- LOS ANGELES CENTER
- FSS
- RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- BFL (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 30R; PAPI RWY 12L & 30R; HIRL RWY 12L/30R; TWY LGTS - CTAF. RWY 12R/30L CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KBFL
Runways
Longest 10849 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 10849 x 150 ft. / 3307 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 96.0
Runway 12L
- Heading
- 121 magnetic, 135 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:10849 TODA:10849 ASDA:10849 LDA:10849
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 509.5 ft.
Runway 30R
- Heading
- 301 magnetic, 315 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Approach lights
- Centerline lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:10849 TODA:10849 ASDA:10849 LDA:7430
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 3419 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 474.2 ft.
- Dimensions
- 7700 x 100 ft. / 2347 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in excellent condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 18.0
Runway 12R
- Heading
- 121 magnetic, 135 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:7703 TODA:7703 ASDA:7703 LDA:7703
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 486.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 30L
- Heading
- 301 magnetic, 315 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:7703 TODA:7703 ASDA:7703 LDA:6203
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 1499 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 463.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 45 ft. tree, 2150 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 5
Approaches — IAP 6
Arrivals — STAR 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.1
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 118.6
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 661-246-3170
- Bakersfield Ground
- 121.7 [0600-2300]
- Bakersfield Tower
- 118.1 257.8 [0600-2300]
- Bakersfield Approach
- 118.8 ;SOUTH 118.9 ;NORTH 119.075 270.3 ;NORTH 284.625 ;SOUTH [0600-2300]
- Bakersfield Departure
- 119.075 126.45 ;NORTH/SOUTH 270.3 ;NORTH 284.625 ;SOUTH [0600-2300]
Services
- Fuel
- 100 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.