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KMHV · MHV

Mojave Airport

35.05940°N
-118.15200°W
ARR / DAY
6
29.7%
DEP / DAY
8
17.2%

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 6 arrivals and 8 departures per day on average over the last 7 days. Cargo carriers account for about 10% of observed flights, with FedEx, UPS and others operating alongside passenger service.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

23h ago
Temp
91°F
Wind
10 kts
270°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KMHV 271735Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM OVC170 33/07 A3004 RMK AO2 T03320069

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

26
46% of ops
120 land · 141 TO
30
23% of ops
60 land · 57 TO
08
12% of ops
31 land · 26 TO
22
11% of ops
28 land · 7 TO
12
7% of ops
18 land · 7 TO
04
2% of ops
5 land · 4 TO
Runway 26 carries 46% of operations (120 landings, 141 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 30 at 23%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

26 120 landings
UA 25%
30 60 landings
UA 7%GA 1.7%
08 31 landings
UA 6%
22 28 landings
UA 14%
12 18 landings
UA 17%
04 5 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 26 show a 25% unstable-approach rate (30 UA events from 120 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
12.0
flights/day · 359 total
Busy hour (local)
5pm
also 2pm · 3pm
Day vs night
68%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–5pm local, averaging 12.0 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.6× weekday (8.6 vs 13.8 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (14% of 264 flights). Top three types: , , .

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

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

2
Anonymous
10/25/2013
Gimli Glider
NW corner. Being stripped of parts. Slated for salvage.
Anonymous
08/29/2010
Gimli Glider
This is where Gimli Glider is stored......How painful one historical aircraft to be stored.
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