Airports near Bakersfield, CA
10 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Bakersfield, California — 7 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Bakersfield Municipal (L45), 2.6 nm S. Closest public fuel: L45 (100LL,A), 2.6 nm. Longest runway: 10,849 ft at KBFL.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Bakersfield | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L45 | Bakersfield Municipal Bakersfield · Airport | 2.6 nm S | Public | 4,000 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| KBFL | Meadows Field Bakersfield · Airport | 4.6 nm NW | Public | 10,849 ft | 100,100LL,A | Tower 118.1 · CTAF 118.1 |
| 7CA2 | Paradise Lakes Bakersfield · Airport | 12.1 nm S | Private | 2,700 ft | — | — |
| KMIT | Shafter-Minter Field Shafter · Airport | 12.2 nm NW | Public | 4,501 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.9 |
| 5CL8 | Northshore Arvin · Airport | 12.2 nm S | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| L73 | Poso-Kern County Famoso · Airport | 14.9 nm N | Public | 3,000 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 81CA | Skydive San Joaquin Valley Bakersfield · Airport | 16.3 nm S | Private | 2,840 ft (soft) | — | — |
| L19 | Wasco-Kern County Wasco · Airport | 22.6 nm NW | Public | 3,380 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| L62 | Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Buttonwillow · Airport | 22.9 nm W | Public | 3,260 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| L17 | Taft-Kern County Taft · Airport | 24.8 nm SW | Public | 3,283 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Bakersfield as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.