KBFL Meadows Fld

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. ADS-B tracking just started here — traffic history is still building.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now Class D

Wind 100° true at 5 kt · VFR · 19 min old

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12L 41% 10849 ft · 4 kt head, 3 kt x-left

12R 38% 7700 ft · 4 kt head, 3 kt x-left · right traffic

30R 11% 10849 ft · 4 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right · right traffic

30L 10% 7700 ft · 4 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 30R until 10-22 23:59Z

NAV ILS RWY 30R DME U/S

APCH OTS RWY 30R until 11-05 23:59Z

NAV ILS RWY 30R LOC U/S

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 12L

WIND 4 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 19 min ago +0.26
PRIOR runway length 10849 ft +0.03

Runway 12R

WIND 4 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 19 min ago +0.26
PRIOR runway length 7700 ft -0.03

Runway 30R

WIND 4 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 19 min ago -1.04
PRIOR runway length 10849 ft +0.03

Runway 30L

WIND 4 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 19 min ago -1.04
PRIOR runway length 7700 ft -0.03

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	19 min
ADSB	WARMING_UP	3760 min	Only 0 min of track history so far
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (Only 0 min of track history so far)

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KBFL field & runways

Meadows Fld, Bakersfield, California. Field elevation 510 ft. Class D airspace. Non-towered (ATCT-TRACON). Magnetic variation 14.0°E on record, 11.8°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.082°/year west — about 1° every 12 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
12L	135.4°	123.7°	matches rule gives runway 13 in ~16 yr	10,849 ft	ASPH	left
12R	135.4°	123.7°	matches rule gives runway 13 in ~16 yr	7,700 ft	ASPH	right
30L	315.4°	303.7°	matches rule gives runway 31 in ~16 yr	7,700 ft	ASPH	left
30R	315.4°	303.7°	matches rule gives runway 31 in ~16 yr	10,849 ft	ASPH	right	ILS

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KBFL ☆ Meadows Fld