KMIT/MIT Weather Shafter Airport - Minter Field

Shafter, CaliforniaElevation 424 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KBFL · 8 NM SE · 49 min old

No ceiling, visibility 4 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBFL

WIND

100@4

steady

VISIBILITY

4 SM

6.4 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FAA: no delays reported at MIT.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 110° at 4 kt, visibility 4 SM, temperature 16C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 76F, low near 50F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Sunday	Sunny	76/50	NW 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	73/47	NNW 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	69/47	NW 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	69/49	NW 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	68/48	NW 4 kt	–	14%
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	64/46	NNW 4 kt	–	19%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain	63	NNW 4 kt	–	25%

Source: National Weather Service (office HNX). Forecast issued 0942Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 4,501 ft

08/26

Dimensions

3,680 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY 0890°T

Displaced threshold140 ft

RWY 26270°T

Displaced threshold166 ft

Traffic patternRight

12/30

Dimensions

4,501 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12133°T

REILYes

Traffic patternRight

RWY 30313°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

2,972 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

RWY 17180°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 350°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

424 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0110Z 6:10 PM

Sunrise

1411Z 7:11 AM

Loggable night

0136Z (6:36 PM local) → 1345Z (6:45 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0110Z (6:10 PM local) → 1411Z (7:11 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0210Z (7:10 PM local) → 1311Z (6:11 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Shafter Airport - Minter Field is in Shafter, California. Field elevation 424 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJONATHAN HUDSON

Manager phone(661) 303-6996

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMIT / MIT

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)RANCHO MURIETA

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates35.5074, -119.1920

Distance from city4 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

126.45

BAKERSFIELD APP/DEP

A/D

122.9

CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMIT traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-10-23, 12 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.9

AVG OPS/DAY

3.7

Operations trend (9 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~8 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›AA5 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C180 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›HUSK (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

KMIT has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBFL (8 NM SE, MVFR).

KBFL Meadows Field

8 NM SE

MVFR

KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport

32 NM N

VFR

KTSP Tehachapi Municipal Airport

43 NM SE

VFR

KVIS Visalia Municipal Airport

50 NM N

MVFR

KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port

58 NM SE

VFR

KNLC Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport

62 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›28:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.

›33:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

›AFTER HOURS 661-303-6996

›FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

›RYS 26 AND 08 USED EXTENSIVELY BY AERIAL APPLICATOR ACFT. RECOMMEND EXTENSIVE USAGE OF CTAF FOR POSITION REPORTING.

›RY 30 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMIT on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMIT have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for KMIT. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does KMIT have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for KMIT. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KMIT?

KMIT sits at 424 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMIT?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.