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Bakersfield Area Airports

The Bakersfield area is serviced by several airports the major one being Meadows field (BFL) available on the Los Angeles sectional chart. Famoso Raceway is also fortunate to have a airport right next to the drag strip know as L73 Poso Kern County Airport. Poso is within easy walking distance of the racetrack. Below is the hard to find information on the airstrip. Please note that there is NO service available at the Poso airstrip, so make sure you fly in w/ enuf fuel to get you to Minter Field (MIT) in Shafter or Meadows field.

L73 Poso Kern County Airport

L73 - POSO-KERN COUNTY AIRPORT
FAMOSO, CA
AIRPORT INFORMATION AS PUBLISHED ON 21 FEBRUARY 2002

Location
Lat/Long: 35-35-47.839N / 119-07-39.375W (35.5966219 / -119.1276042)(estimated)
Elevation: 635 ft. / 194 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of FAMOSO, CA

Airport Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 800 ft. AGL / 1435 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: no
Beacon: unknown

Airport Communications
CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at BFL (10 nm S): PHONE 661-393-3766
WX AWOS-3 at DLO (10 nm NW): 119.55 (661-721-2668)

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
------------------- -------------------- ------ ---
EHFr334/6.9 SHAFTER VORTAC 115.40 14E
TTEr179/19.7 TULE VOR/DME 109.20 16E

Airport Services
Fuel available: NONE
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight limitations: Single wheel: 6000 lbs
RUNWAY 16/ RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: left
Markings: basic
Markings condition: fair
Elevation: 635.0 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: no
Centerline lights: no
DISPLACED THRESHOLD: yes
DT distance: 210 ft.
Touchdown point: no
OBSTRUCTIONS: TREES ON R16
Height: 20 ft.
Slope to clear: 16:1
Distance from threshold: 525 ft.
Distance from centerline: 0 ft. both sides
Additional obstruction remarks: 
APCH RATIO 36:1 TO +4 FT FENCE 10 FT FM L TO 125 FT R.
END OF PAVEMENT 125 FT L TO 125 FT R.

Airport Inspection
Inspected by: State of California aeronautical personnel
Last inspection: 06 August 1997
Federal agreements: - Surplus property agreement under Regulation 16-WAA

Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft operations: average 83/month
100% transient general aviation

Remarks
- AREAS OF OPEN APRON ROUGH AND DETERIORATING.
- POSO PAINTED ON RWY.
- CROP DUSTING OPNS PROHIBITED EXCP BY PPR AMGR 805-393-7990.
- ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
- RDO-CTL MODEL ACFT BLO 800 FT AGL INVOF ARPT.

Services or Facilities at this Airport;
None known.

 

 
 
 


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