Scouting & Pricing

Scouting

• All scout visits must be scheduled in advance.
• The last scout appointment for the day will be scheduled for 2 pm.  

Filming Prices

• $1,500 minimum entry fee
• $5,000 taxiway fee every 8 hours
• $10,000 runway fee every 8 hours
• Additional support will be required based on the scope of the project and at the discretion of the airport.  Such support will require additional fees.  
• Services & rates for additional support can be found here.  
• General Liability insurance is required

Permit Information

• For permit information regarding filming in Kern County please visit Film Kern.  

Advantages

Filming and Television 

• Area mostly isolated from urban advertising signage, branding, logos, visual distractions, and urban noise
• Located just 90 minutes from Los Angeles
• Onsite restaurant available for catering
• Access and clearance for helicopters, airplanes, and special vehicles for filming
• Track record of successful film and television location shoots
• Spacious runways, roads, and asphalt pads
• Vintage aircraft available
• Versatile hangars and warehouses
• Non-airport filming locations such as industrial parks, empty lots, desert landscapes, and even a baseball field
• Crowd and bystander control (location is perfectly isolated from the public with a perimeter fence)

Capabilities

• Runway 12-30 (12,500 feet long, 200 feet wide) with blast pad at the end of 30
• Runway 8-26 (7,050 feet long, l00 feet wide)
• Runway 4-22 (3,943 feet long, 50 feet wide)
• Trim Pad
• 2 Skid pads (210ft x 138ft and 214ft x 152ft) 
• Airline Storage Yard
• Airline Boneyard
• Baseball Field
• Warehouses
• Aerospace vehicles & equipment
• Vintage aircraft
• Wreckage and Salvage Parts
• Firing Range
• Secure storage
• Outdoor Event Space (with access to airfield and aircraft)

Security

• Perimeter fencing – provides instant privacy and security for shooting locations
• 24 hour security and closed circuit video surveillance

Safety

• On-site Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) operations
• 2 ALS paramedic units based on the field, including Medivac helicopter
• Close working relationship with Kern County Fire Department, located 1/4 mile from airport

Logistics

• Truck traffic friendly
• Heavy equipment accessible
• Large, spacious parking lots and off-road parking.
• Most locations have good road.
• Railroad access (with permission only)
• Onsite support vehicles
• UPS shipping depot on site.
• Food and hotel lodging nearby
• Experienced film-industry friendly staff to help with permitting, logistics, and support
• Storage and holding facilities for equipment and staging

 
For filming information, contact: Filming