Meadows Field (BFL)

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Location and general information

Control tower: Yes, 0600-2300 local
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100 octane, 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Rancho Murieta (RIU)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BFL
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: No
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index B, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Bill Lamanque
661-747-4053
Last FAA inspection: 05/08/2025

Military helicopters make all approaches to runway or paved areas. Minimize hovering and power to avoid causing blowing dust; wheeled helicopters ground taxi only. Formation join-up after departure only.
Cap squadron on airport.
Right base operations for runway 30R establish wings level on final approach no lower than 300 ft AGL.
Noise sensitive areas S and E of airport recommended turbojet training hours wkday 0800-2200 weekends 1200-2200; no more than ten practice approaches per hour.
Runway 30R 50:1 to dspld threshold.
Airport operations NA blo 1200 RVR without smgcs. Airport operations not initiated blo 600 RVR or authorized blo 500 RVR.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Runway	Size	Surface
12L / 30R	10,849 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
12R / 30L	7,700 × 100 ft	Asphalt, excellent

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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