Shafter Airport
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Shafter Airport (IATA: MIT, ICAO: KMIT, FAA LID: MIT), also known as Minter Field and formerly known as Air Corps Basic Flying School,[2] is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of the central business district of Shafter and 14 miles northwest of Bakersfield,[2] a city in Kern County, California, United States. Originally a World War II primary training facility for pilots,[2] it is currently a public airport owned by the Minter Field Airport District.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Minter Field Airport District | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Shafter, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 424 ft / 129 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°30′21″N 119°11′30″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.MinterField.com | ||||||||||||||
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