Bakersfield International Airport (KL45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBFL), KL45 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bakersfield International Airport in Bakersfield, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBFL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bakersfield International Airport (KL45) is a regional airport serving Bakersfield, CA at a field elevation of 378 ft. KL45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBFL, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBFL, 7.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 6 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBFL 280854Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 13/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01280094 51001
What changed at KBFL (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (12:54 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (12:54 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KL45
Based on the nearest station (KBFL), KL45 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 378 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KL45 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 16/344,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KL45Wind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KL45 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KL45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBFL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 78%
- 16
- 22%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KBFL 280520Z 2806/2906 33007KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KL45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBFL, 7.2 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,178 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- FAA LID
- L45
- City
- Bakersfield
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 378 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3248, -118.9960
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBFL
- TAF
- Nearest KBFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 16h 9m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Bakersfield International Airport (KL45)
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