KL45 · Bakersfield International Airport

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

378

Elevation ft

Runway

4,000

Longest ft · 16/34

35.32N

119.00W

Bakersfield International Airport serves Bakersfield, California at 378 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,000 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 378 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	378 ft	2,512 ft	2,150 ft	3,225 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,578 ft	2,746 ft	2,276 ft	3,415 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,778 ft	2,980 ft	2,403 ft	3,605 ft
35°C afternoon	2,869 ft	2,998 ft	2,413 ft	3,619 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,619 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KL45 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBFL Meadows Field	7 nm NW	10,849 ft
KDLO Delano Municipal Airport	28 nm NW	5,659 ft
1CA1 Belridge Strip	37 nm W	5,600 ft
KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport	42 nm N	5,960 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	45 nm E	12,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KL45

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KL45, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KL45 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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