Meadows Fld Airport (BFL)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BFL
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	119°3'27.6000" W / 35°26'1.9000" N -119.057667 / 35.433861 (Estimated)
Elevation	509.60 ft / 155.33 m (Surveyed)
Land	1357 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NW of Bakersfield, CA
Location	Kern County, CA
Magnetic Variation	14E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	COUNTY OF KERN
Address	DEPT OF ARPTS, 3701 WINGS WAY SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Phone number	661-391-1817
Manager	BILL LAMANQUE
Address	3701 WINGS WAY, #300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Phone number	661-747-4053

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT-TRACON
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	RIU - RANCHO MURIETA
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BFL (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

CTAF	118.1 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	BFL (661-246-3170)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100,100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	LOW
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV

Runway Information

Runway 12L/30R

Dimensions	10849 x 150 ft (3307 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	12L	30R
Alignment	135°	315°
Physical elevation	509.50 ft	474.20 ft
Coordinates	35.446341 / -119.071274	35.425152 / -119.045666
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light		MALSR
CL lights	No	Yes
TDZ lights	No	Yes

Runway 12R/30L

Dimensions	7700 x 100 ft (2347 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	12R	30L
Alignment	135°	315°
Physical elevation	486.00 ft	463.00 ft
Coordinates	35.438744 / -119.065628	35.423703 / -119.047456
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
COR	NDB	SALYER FARMS		205.00	16E	44.5 nm
TTE	VOR/DME	TULE	109Y	116.25	16E	28.9 nm
FLW	VOR/DME	FELLOWS	122X	117.50	16E	44.6 nm
AVE	VOR/DME	AVENAL	118X	117.10	16E	46.8 nm
EHF	VORTAC	SHAFTER	101X	115.40	14E	3.6 nm
GMN	VORTAC	GORMAN	108X	116.10	16E	39.1 nm
BFL	VOT	BAKERSFIELD		111.20		0.8 nm

Remarks

• MIL HELICOPTERS MAKE ALL APCHS TO RY OR PAVED AREAS. MINIMIZE HOVERING & POWER TO AVOID CAUSING BLOWING DUST; WHEELED HELICOPTERS GND TAXI ONLY. FORMATION JOIN-UP AFT DEP ONLY.
• RY 30R 50:1 TO DSPLD THLD.
• ARPT OPS NA BLO 1200 RVR WITHOUT SMGCS. ARPT OPS NOT INITIATED BLO 600 RVR OR AUTH BLO 500 RVR.
• CAP SQUADRON ON ARPT.
• RIGHT BASE OPNS FOR RY 30R ESTABLISH WINGS LEVEL ON FINAL APCH NO LOWER THAN 300 FT AGL.
• NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S & E OF ARPT RECOMMENDED TURBOJET TRNG HRS WKDAY 0800-2200 WKENDS 1200-2200; NO MORE THAN TEN PRACTICE APCHS PER HR.