Meadows Fld in Bakersfield, California has 2 asphalt runways. The longest is 12L/30R at 10,849 ft by 150 ft. The shorter runway is 12R/30L at 7,700 ft by 100 ft. Both runways use magnetic headings of 135° and 315°. The field elevation is 509.6 ft MSL.
The airport has a control tower. Tower hours are 0600 to 2300. ILS is published for runway 30R. No LAHSO notes are published.
Noise-sensitive areas are south and east of the airport. Recommended turbojet training hours are weekdays from 0800 to 2200 and weekends from 1200 to 2200. No more than ten practice approaches per hour are allowed. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for the latest published airport data before flight.
Wind & favored runway
Favored end is picked from the current METAR wind at KBFL.
Pattern entry · RWY 12L
LEFT TRAFFICAll runways
Traffic pattern
Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston unless ATC gives different instructions. This field is tower controlled, so ATC sequences the pattern.
Right traffic is published for runway 30R. Right traffic is also published for runway 12R. That is the key pattern note for this airport. Expect tower instructions to fit the active runway and traffic flow. Keep the noise-sensitive areas south and east of the airport in mind during pattern work.
Every end, one page
Each runway end has its own page with wind component, traffic pattern geometry and ILS for that specific direction.