Shafter-Minter Field Airport serves Shafter and Kern County and is owned by Minter Field Arpt Dist. The airport has more than one runway. The longest is a paved runway extending 4520 feet. The facility is at an elevation of 422 feet at a distance of about 4 miles from Shafter.
Nearby accommodations include Skyway Inn, and Vagabond Inn Bakersfield North, within about 10 miles of the facilities.