Shafter Airport, also known as Minter Field and formerly known as Air Corps Basic Flying School, is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Shafter and 14 miles northwest of Bakersfield, a city in Kern County, California, United States. Originally a World War II primary training facility for pilots, it is currently a public airport owned by the Minter Field Airport District. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
| Airport Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shafter Airport - Minter Field |
| City | Shafter |
| Country | United States |
| IATA Code | MIT |
| Latitude | 35.507401 |
| Longitude | -119.192002 |
| Elevation (feet) | 424 |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia link |
| Keywords | Lerdo Field, Minter Field AAF |
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