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 Location Permit Fee
- $5,000 taxiway fee
- $10,000 runway fee
- 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 see location agreement for specific requirements.
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 – Contact us for availability.
- Versatile hangars and warehouses – Contact us for availability.
- 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 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
- Warehouse
- 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 roving patrols and closed circuit video surveillance
Safety
- On-site Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) operations
- 2 ALS paramedic units based on the field
- 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)
- 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