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Pilot information for Meadows Field

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General information for Meadows Field

Airport codes: BFL KBFL
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Bakersfield, California, United States
Latitude: 35.433601 | 35 26.016083 N | N35 26 00
Longitude: -119.056999 | 119 3.419952 W | W119 03 25
Field elevation: 510 ft/155 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 13.4°E

Radio communication frequencies for Meadows Field

APP: 118.8 MHz (BAKERSFIELD APP)
ATIS: 118.6 MHz
CTAF: 118.1 MHz
DEP: 126.45 MHz (BAKERSFIELD DEP)
GND: 121.7 MHz
RDO: 122.45 MHz (RANCHO RDO)
TWR: 118.1 MHz (BAKERSFIELD TWR)
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at Meadows Field

12L/30R
10,857 x 150 ft (3,309 x 46 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 30R displaced 3,428 ft (1,045 m)
12R/30L
3,700 x 75 ft (1,128 x 23 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Meadows Field

Current conditions (METAR) for Meadows Field

Retrieved 2012/05/26 22:54: 

KBFL 262254Z 30012G18KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02330028

Forecast (TAF) for Meadows Field

Retrieved 2012/05/26 18:54: 

TAF KBFL 261749Z 2618/2718 34004KT P6SM SKC 
     FM262000 31010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 
     FM270400 36005KT P6SM SCT080

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Meadows Field

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 05/011: Meadows Field (KBFL) 
!BFL 05/011 BFL NAV VOT OTS
CREATED: 16 May 2012 23:05:00 
SOURCE: KOAKYFYX
NOTAM 12/012: Meadows Field (KBFL) 
!BFL 12/012 BFL RWY 12R PAPI OTS
CREATED: 27 Dec 2011 16:22:00 
SOURCE: KOAKYFYX
NOTAM 09/020: Meadows Field (KBFL) 
!BFL 09/020 BFL RWY 30L PAPI OTS
CREATED: 16 Sep 2011 22:45:00 
SOURCE: KPRCYFYX
NOTAM 04/006: Meadows Field (KBFL) 
!UAR 04/006 BFL  AIRSPACE ARVIN ONE ARRIVAL ... 
ARRIVAL DESCRIPTION:  ... FROM OVER ARVIN INT VIA THE I-BFL ILS 30R
LOCALIZER TO JUPEX INT.
LOST COMMUNICATIONS: FROM OVER ARVIN INT VIA I-BFL ILS 30R TO JUPEX
INT.
CREATED: 10 Apr 2008 20:20:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/8456: Meadows Field (KBFL) 
!FDC 1/8456 BFL CA..  BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
   AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE, ESSENTIAL SERVICE BROADCAST. 
EFFECTIVE NOVEMEBR 30, 2011. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) HAS ADOPTED TWO ADS-B DATA LINKS: 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER 
(1090ES) AND 978 MHZ UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT). THE TWO 
LINKS OPERATE SIMILARLY AND SUPPORT TRAFFIC INFORMATION 
SERVICE-BROADCAST (TIS-B). ADDITIONALLY, THE UAT LINK SUPPORTS FLIGHT
INFORMATION SERVICE- BROADCAST (FIS-B). TIS-B SERVICE WILL BE 
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) WHERE
THERE ARE BOTH ADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND ADEQUATE 
BROADCAST COVERAGE FROM ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. FIS-B SERVICE 
AVAILABILITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NAS IN 2013, AND IS CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE WITHIN CERTAIN REGIONS. THIS NOTAM ANNOUNCES THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE INITIAL TIS-B AND FIS-B CAPABILITY WITH THE 
MOBILE REGIONAL MOB AIRSPACE. THE FAA IS DEVELOPING POLICY GUIDANCE 
MATERIAL ON AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B), 
ESSENTIAL SERVICES- TIS-B AND FIS-B THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN  
RADITIONAL SOURCE REFERENCES SUCH AS THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION 
MANUAL (AIM). REPORTS OF TIS-B AND FIS-B MALFUNCTIONS SHOULD BE 
REPORTED BY RADIO OR TELEPHONE TO THE NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION 
(FSS) FACILITY.
CREATED: 30 Nov 2011 03:43:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX