Brackett Field (KPOC), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Brackett Field (KPOC) is a towered public-use airport in La Verne, California, serving the eastern Los Angeles basin roughly 28 nautical miles from the metro core. The field handles a modest volume of business aviation traffic against a 2025 FAA TFMSC total of 4,195 annual operations, of which 1,118 are business aviation movements. Two paved asphalt runways serve traffic, the longer at 4,840 feet, and both 100LL and Jet A fuel are available on an all-hours attendance schedule. Nearby fields include Cable, Ontario International, and Chino, all within roughly 10 nautical miles.
Runways
Brackett Field has two paved runways. The longest, 08R/26L, is 4,840 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Brackett Field has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Brackett Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Ontario International (KONT), 9 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Brackett Field recorded 1,118 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at KPOC concentrates in the spring and late-fall months, with May and November each recording well over 100 operations against a low of 69 in December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 139 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Brackett Field averages 19.0 days above 90°F in August and 1.3 freeze days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.4°F, and December the coldest, at 66.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Brackett Field has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
When the control tower is closed, contact Southern California Approach for clearance delivery.
The visual glide slope indicator is unusable beyond 5 degrees left of the runway centerline.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold is 50:1. Over poles more than 65 feet high, located 1,988 feet from the displaced threshold and 250 feet left of centerline, the approach ratio is 30:1.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect. Contact the airport manager for details.
Birds and wildlife are present in the vicinity of the airport.
When the control tower is closed, airport lighting operates continuously from 2100 to 0700 local time.
Terrain rises rapidly one mile west-northwest of the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Brackett Field has five airfields within 15 NM. The closest is Cable (KCCB), 4.84 NM east.
Part of the Los Angeles area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KPOC
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KPOC.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Does KPOC have on-site customs clearance?
Brackett Field does not offer on-site customs clearance. The nearest customs facility is Ontario International, located about 9.23 nautical miles away. Crews requiring customs processing should plan to clear at that airport before or after operating into KPOC.
What runways are available at Brackett Field?
Brackett Field (KPOC) operates two paved asphalt runways. Runway 08R/26L is the longer of the two at 4,840 feet with a width of 75 feet. Runway 08L/26R measures 3,661 feet long and is also 75 feet wide. Both surfaces are asphalt, and the field is towered.
What fuel is available at KPOC?
Brackett Field stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel on the field. The airport operates under an ALL / ALL / ALL attendance schedule, meaning fuel service is not limited to specific hours or days. This makes KPOC usable for both piston and jet traffic without prior fuel arrangement concerns.
Are there terrain or noise considerations for arrivals at KPOC?
Brackett Field sits near rapidly rising terrain located about one mile west-northwest of the airport, a factor for visual approach planning. Noise abatement procedures are also in effect, and crews are directed to contact the airport manager for details. Birds and wildlife activity near the airport is noted as well.