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Departures (18)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
UAL923 KLAX EGLL Enroute 1008
AAL136 KLAX EGLL Enroute 1111
FIN2 KLAX EFHK Enroute 1136
CCA988 KLAX ZBAA Enroute 1339
BAW7E KLAX EGLL Enroute 1326
EIN18A KLAX EIDW Enroute 1008
WAT3650 KLAX LLBG Enroute 2011
UAE37 KLAX LFPG Enroute 1550
AAL2758 KLAX KPHL Enroute 1207
SWA227 KLAX KSFO Enroute 2126
AAL6427 KLAX KDEN Enroute 1802
DAL428 KLAX PHLI Enroute 1941
THY13 KLAX LTFM Enroute 1600
DLH451 KLAX EDDF Enroute 0140
SIA35 KLAX WSSS Enroute 1424
DLH453 KLAX EDDM Enroute 0901
DAL290 KLAX LFPG Enroute 0958
BOX473 KLAX EDDF Enroute 1600

Arrivals (20)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
FBW54 EGLL KLAX Enroute 1845
DAL64 NZAA KLAX Enroute 1509
FJI810 NFFN KLAX Enroute 1531
QFA6001 PHNL KLAX Enroute 0518
UAL238 LOWW KLAX Enroute 1432
AFR337 LFPG KLAX Enroute 2232
SAS931 EKCH KLAX Enroute 0047
SWR40 LSZH KLAX Enroute 0048
CCA711 ZBAA KLAX Enroute 1753
NEA673 KBOS KLAX Enroute 1931
VIR7B EGLL KLAX Enroute 2304
DLH452 EDDM KLAX Departing
CSN753 KJFK KLAX Departing
CPA882 VHHH KLAX Departing
CSN9865 KJFK KLAX Departing
DAL8 RJTT KLAX Departing
BOX478 EDDF KLAX Enroute 2032
ANZ4 NZAA KLAX Departing
CCA981 KJFK KLAX Departing
AAR286 PANC KLAX Enroute 1600

Los Angeles (SoCal) 38

Departures (2)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
BAW9SW KSAN EGLL Enroute 0907
SIA86 KSAN LSZH Enroute 1627

Arrivals (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
DLH5X EDDM KSAN Enroute 2304
DLH5L EDDM KSAN Departing
DLH5Y EDDM KSAN Departing

San Diego (SoCal) 5

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
N141SD KSEZ KPSP Enroute 0126

Palm Springs (SoCal) 1

Departures (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
HAL75 KLAS PHNL Enroute 1312
EDW3A KLAS LSZH Enroute 0938
VIR86 KLAS EGCC Enroute 1600

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
AAY277 KBLI KLAS Enroute 1830

Las Vegas 4

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
OMD455 LIRF KVCV Enroute 1838

Edwards 1
  • Flights To/From ZLA: 49
  • Flights in ZLA Airspace: 11
  • Controller Schedule

    August 31st, 2025

    Los Angeles Tower
    James Dresden

    OTS with AK

    1700 - 1830 PDT / 0000 - 0130 Zulu

    Lindbergh Tower
    Maxwell Curtis

    Session with RR

    2100 - 2230 PDT / 0400 - 0530 Zulu

    Bakersfield Approach (BFL)

    DATE VERSION CONTACT
    2024-06-19 3.50 Facility Advisory Board
    1. PURPOSE.
    This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) outlines the procedures to be used by controllers working Bakersfield Approach to ensure that arrival flows are handled in as efficient and timely a manner as possible.

    2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
    The Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for this SOP is the ZLA Senior Staff. This SOP was signed and approved by Andrew Cleeremans, ZLA Chief Instructor, and ZLA Facility Chief Marc Sykes on December 30, 2003. This SOP shall be maintained, revised, updated or cancelled by the ZLA Staff or any other organization that supercedes, replaces or assumes the Staff responsibilities. Any suggestions for modification or amendment to this SOP should be sent to the ZLA Staff for review.

    3. DISTRIBUTION.
    This SOP is intended for use by controllers staffing Bakersfield Approach (BFL)

    4. BACKGROUND.
    This SOP will be the primary outline of Bakersfield Approach procedures

    5. REQUIREMENTS.
    1. Frequencies
      1. Bakersfield Approach 118.80
      2. Bakersfield Tower 118.10
      3. Bakersfield Ground 121.70
    2. Airspace
      1. Approach owns the airspace as shown on the TRACON graphic from SFC-13000’
    3. Special Instructions
      1. KBFL Runway use program
        1. Normal operations use runways 30L/R
        2. East operations use runways 12L/R when the wind is out of the northeast at greater than 10kts
      2. KBFL Arrivals
        1. FASTO STAR arrivals are received from ZLA 27 descending to 13000’. This arrival is designed to feed the ILS 30R but may be used when aircraft must circle to runway 12L/R
        2. Arrivals from ZOA will be received descending to 10000’
      3. KBFL Departures
        1. Initial climb in Approach airspace is 3000’
        2. MARIC, WRING SID departures are pilot navigated
        3. MEADOWS SID departures must be vectored on course