AIRPORT CAMPSITES CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO FOREST CLOSURES

KVA Camping fee per night/per vehicle

$20.00

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KVA transient parking fee per night/per plane

$5.00

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$10.00 Kern Valley Airport Donation

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$20.00 Kern Valley Airport Donation

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Location

​Kern Valley Airport (L05) is located in the Southern Sierra Mountains next to the Kern River, and less than three miles south of the town of Kernville.
  • Sectional:  Los Angeles, North
  • Lat/Long:  35-43-41.6000N,  118-25-11.0000W
  • Address:  10649 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238

Upcoming Events

  • Sept 25-27, 2020: Kern Valley Airport Backcountry Fly-In/Campout COMBINED with the Maule Fly-In AND 99's Fly-In - details to come! 

About us

​Kern Valley Airport (L05) is great little airport located just south of the mountain-sports town of Kernville, providing service for small private planes, an on-site cafe, on-site camping for pilots flying in, and minor maintenance. The airport has radio communications during the daylight hours -usually manned by the cafe host offering weather advisories and taking your burger orders!

Camping: Great camping is available right on the airport. A separate tiedown area (bring your own tiedowns) for camping in a tree shaded area, within walking distance of the river. Tables, firepits, toilets and an outdoor shower can be found in the camping area. This is a very beautiful and quiet place (except for those darn airplanes taking off and landing). From the campground, one can walk 5 minutes down the taxiway to our airport cafe. 
​See more camping info in out Campground section here.

Transportation:
  • Crew car: a short term crew car is available for a small fee.  This is a country airport, do not expect a cadillac.  
  • Rental cars: Rental cars are available through Hertz Rental Cars in Lake Isabella.  Please click here from more info.

​Elevation: 2614FT
 
Runway: 3500' x 50', asphalt
 
Communications: CTAF/UNICOM – 122.8
 
Traffic Pattern: 
  • Runway 17 = Right pattern (see picture of landing pattern in pictures gallery)
  • Runway 35 = Left pattern 
NOTE: Both traffic patterns are on the west side of the runway as there are mountains on the east side of the runway.

​Winds:
Typical canyon winds generally prevail: light, early-morning down-canyon winds from the north favor Runway 35, though early morning departures on Runway 17 with a light tailwind are common to avoid rising terrain and the town of Kernville to the north.
Later, the wind often reverses mid-morning and flows from the south, up the Kern River canyon, favoring Runway 17.
 
Windsocks:
There are three windsocks:
  • ​One mid-field in the segmented circle on the west side of the runway
  • One on the west side, between the segmented circle and the south end of the runway
  • One on the east side of the north end of the runway.

Operating Hours: DAY ONLY, dawn to dusk. Kern Valley Airport is surrounded by the Southern Sierras with peaks from 6500FT to over 10,000FT.  You should plan to be on the ground by sunset.
 
Airport Services:
  • NO fuel available at airport: Auto gas is available in town, but aviation fuel was removed in 2008.
  • Nearest fuel:
    • KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
    • L45 - Bakersfield Airport (37 nm SW)
    • KTSP – Tehachapi (36 nm S)
    • KIYK - Inyokern Airport (29 nm E)
  • Cafe: Open for breakfast and lunch 7:00AM to 3:00PM seven days a week.  Click here for more info.
  • Maintenance: Raven Aviation

​For more info: http://www.airnav.com/airport/L05
Picture
Click here for airport webcam looking north
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Click here for airport webcam looking south
CURRENT SOCAL TFR'S

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