# Shafter Airport - Minter Field (MIT / KMIT)

**Shafter Airport - Minter Field** (IATA: MIT, ICAO: KMIT) is a small airport in Shafter, California, United States. It opened in Mar 1948. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,501 ft (1,372 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MIT / KMIT
- FAA: MIT
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shafter, California, United States
- Opened: Mar 1948
- Elevation: 425 ft / 130 m
- Coordinates: 35.5074, -119.1920
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,501 ft / 1,372 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.minterfield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafter_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7461112
- Weather station: KMIT
- Ident: KMIT

## Timeline

- Mar 1948: Shafter Airport - Minter Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 4,501 ft / 1,372 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 133° / 313° | yes |
| 08/26 | 3,680 ft / 1,122 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° |  |
| 17/35 | 2,972 ft / 906 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,501 ft / 1,372 m | =8,096 of 29,858 | =3,031 in North America | =2,498 in US |
| Elevation | 425 ft / 130 m | =28,554 of 43,403 | =13,498 in North America | =11,328 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | BAKERSFIELD APP/DEP | 126.450 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## 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/kmit/data