📍 Mojave⬆ 2,801 ft3 runways
KMHV · MHV
Mojave Airport
35.05940°N
-118.15200°W
ARR / DAY
5
▼
39.7%
DEP / DAY
8
▼
8.6%
Mojave Airport (KMHV/MHV) is a small general aviation airport located in Mojave, CA, 25 mi north of Lancaster. It features 3 runways with the longest being 12,503 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 5 arrivals and 8 departures per day on average over the last 7 days. Cargo carriers account for about 15% of observed flights, with FedEx, UPS and others operating alongside passenger service.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 1 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
90°F
Wind
16 kts
300°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
3 installed
04/22
4,747 ft × 60
ASP○ unlitMED
08/26
7,049 ft × 100
ASP● LITMED
12/30
12,503 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH
Runway intelligence
Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days
26
49% of ops
129 land · 151 TO
30
22% of ops
57 land · 58 TO
22
11% of ops
28 land · 8 TO
08
10% of ops
26 land · 19 TO
12
7% of ops
17 land · 6 TO
04
2% of ops
4 land · 4 TO
Runway 26 carries 49% of operations (129 landings, 151 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 30 at 22%.
Approach quality
Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates
26
129 landings
UA 24%
30
57 landings
UA 7%GA 1.8%
22
28 landings
UA 14%
08
26 landings
UA 12%
12
17 landings
UA 18%
04
4 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 26 show a 24% unstable-approach rate (31 UA events from 129 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.
Traffic behavior
When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend
Daily avg
12.1
flights/day · 364 total
Busy hour (local)
5pm
also 2pm · 3pm
Day vs night
66%
06:00–20:00 local
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 127.600 | — |
| TWR | 127.600 | 0700-1700 MON-FRI |
| TWR | 288.350 | 0700-1700 MON-FRI |
| GND | 123.900 | 0700-1700 MON-FRI |
| APCH | 133.650 | — |
| APCH | 348.700 | — |
| AWOS | 132.225 | — |
| LCL/P | 127.600 | 0700-1700 MON-FRI |
| LCL/P | 288.350 | 0700-1700 MON-FRI |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZLA
- Mag var:
- 14° E
- Fuel:
- 100LL, A+
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Pilot & community notes
2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)
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Pilot & community notes
2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)
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Anonymous
10/25/2013
NW corner. Being stripped of parts. Slated for salvage.
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Anonymous
08/29/2010
This is where Gimli Glider is stored......How painful one historical aircraft to be stored.
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