# Bakersfield International Airport (L45)

**Bakersfield International Airport** (FAA: L45) is a medium airport in Bakersfield, California, United States. It opened in Jun 1947. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl45

## At a glance

- FAA: L45
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Bakersfield, California, United States
- Opened: Jun 1947
- Elevation: 378 ft / 115 m
- Coordinates: 35.3248, -118.9960
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.bakersfieldcity.us/565/Bakersfield-Municipal-Airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2903423
- Weather station: KBFL · WMO 72384
- Ident: KL45

## Timeline

- Jun 1947: Bakersfield International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 378 ft / 115 m | #29,528 of 43,403 | #13,838 in North America | #11,644 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 126.450 |
| RDO | RANCHO MURIETA RDO | 122.450 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [BFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfl.md) Meadows Field · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [MHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhv.md) Mojave Air & Space Port · 51 mi / 83 km
- [L71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl71.md) California City Municipal Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [WJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwjf.md) General William J Fox Airfield · 60 mi / 96 km
- [EDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw.md) Edwards Air Force Base · 69 mi / 111 km
- [PMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpmd.md) Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · 70 mi / 113 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl45/data