Kern Medical Heliport (CL61)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	CL61
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	118°58'10.6000" W / 35°22'56.7000" N -118.969611 / 35.382417 (Estimated)
Elevation	505.00 ft / 153.92 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Bakersfield, CA
Location	Kern County, CA
Magnetic Variation	14E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	KERN CO. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Address	1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306-4018
Phone number	661-326-2480
Manager	THAD BULKELEY
Address	1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306-4018
Phone number	661-326-2490

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	RIU - RANCHO MURIETA
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	70 x 70 ft (21 x 21 m)
Surface	ROOF-TOP
Surface treatment

	H1
Physical elevation	505.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	35.382417 / -118.969611	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
COR	NDB	SALYER FARMS		205.00	16E	49.4 nm
TTE	VOR/DME	TULE	109Y	116.25	16E	32.0 nm
FLW	VOR/DME	FELLOWS	122X	117.50	16E	47.3 nm
EHF	VORTAC	SHAFTER	101X	115.40	14E	8.8 nm
GMN	VORTAC	GORMAN	108X	116.10	16E	35.2 nm
LHS	VORTAC	LAKE HUGHES	90Y	114.35	15E	46.3 nm
BFL	VOT	BAKERSFIELD		111.20		4.6 nm

Remarks

• FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
• VFR, PRIVATE USE ONLY.