Terminal Procedures

L45 — Bakersfield Muni

BAKERSFIELD, CA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 378 ft1 runwayLongest 4,000 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 340CPDF
VOR/DME RWY 34 chart previewVOR/DME RWY 341BPDF

Departure procedures

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STIGR TWO chart previewSTIGR TWOPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

L45 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0700-1700
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
Rancho Murieta
NOTAM facility
RIU (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
14E
Traffic pattern altitude
800 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
June 1947
Airport area
253 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Los Angeles
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-26

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

L45 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach126.45Bakersfield

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,000 × 75 ft1634N500 ft
Runway layout at L45, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
16/344,000 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  16 175°Tright-hand circuit
  34 355°TPAPI (2-box) 4.1°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where L45 is

Latitude, longitude35.3248750, -118.9960220
Elevation378 ft
From Bakersfield3 nm S

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FAA remarks for L45

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
  • +100 FT POLE LINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARPT.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 16 AND RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 34 OPER CONSLY. ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 THREE CLICKS FOR ON; LGTS GO OUT AFTER 15 MINS.
  • EMERGENCY 661-327-7111
  • 150 FT PAVED STOPWAY AT EACH END OF RWY.
  • (E98) ALSO ONE HEX HANGER & 20 OPEN - SHADE HANGARS.
  • FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near L45

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KBFLMeadows FldBAKERSFIELD, CA7 nm NW13
KMITShafter-Minter FldSHAFTER, CA15 nm NW3
KDLODelano MuniDELANO, CA28 nm NW4
KPTVPorterville MuniPORTERVILLE, CA42 nm N5
KMHVMojave Air & Space Port/Rutan FldMOJAVE, CA44 nm E9
L71California City MuniCALIFORNIA CITY, CA49 nm E4
KWJFGeneral Wm J Fox AirfieldLANCASTER, CA52 nm SE7
KTLRMefford FldTULARE, CA52 nm N2

VFR charts covering L45

Common questions about L45

What charts are available for L45?

4 current FAA charts for Bakersfield Muni, including 2 instrument approachs, 1 departure procedure. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for L45?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at L45?

Bakersfield Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 16/34 at 4,000 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does L45 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total L45 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at L45?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is L45 a towered airport?

No — Bakersfield Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these L45 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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