FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AAT |
| Lat/Long: | 41-28-58.7000N / 120-33-55.4000W
41-28.978333N / 120-33.923333W
41.4829722 / -120.5653889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4378 ft. / 1334.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of ALTURAS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 96101 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | KLAMATH FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AAT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 5378 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; LIRL RY 03/21; VASI & REIL RYS 03 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 (530-233-5251) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.6/351.7 (KLAMATH FALLS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALTURAS | | at field | | 215 | | 18E | | ARU | .- .-. ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 50 ft. / 1311 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-29.268647N | | 41-28.666053N |
| Longitude: | 120-34.188592W | | 120-33.694555W |
| Elevation: | 4369.0 ft. | | 4377.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 148 true | | 312 magnetic, 328 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 209 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 13 APCH RATIO 28:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | 15 ft. rr, 250 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3096 x 60 ft. / 944 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0, GROSS PAVEMENT STRENGTH PROVIDED BY AIRPORT MANAGER. |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-28.816380N | | 41-29.169040N |
| Longitude: | 120-34.143697W | | 120-33.654235W |
| Elevation: | 4364.3 ft. | | 4377.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 046 true | | 210 magnetic, 226 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 241 ft. | | 328 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. rr, 275 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 03 APCH RATIO 11:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 20 ft. tree, 380 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
RW 21 APCH RATIO 35:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALTURAS
MODOC CO DPW 202 W 4TH ST
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone 530-233-3512
OPERD BY CITY OF ALTURAS. |
| Manager: | CHESTER ROBERTSON
200 NORTH STREET
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone 530-233-2377
PUBLIC WORKS IN ALTURAS. FBO AT ARPT 530-233-5125. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TKOF RY 03 TO NE EXCP DURG ADVERSE WIND COND. 150 FT MIN ALT OVER HOUSES. |
| - | WILDLIFE REFUGES TO THE SW; SOUTH AND SE PRESENT POTENTIAL BIRD HAZARDS TO ACFT FROM OCT THRU APR. |
| - | FIRE FIGHTTING ACFT SEASONAL MAY-OCT. |
| - | ARRIVALS RY 21 DISCOURAGED DUE TO SCHOOL ON APCH. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (359KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| BACHS TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (239KB) |
| CHOIR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (52KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLKV - Lake County Airport (41 nm N)
KLMT - Klamath Falls Airport (66 nm NW)
KSVE - Susanville Municipal Airport (66 nm S)
KAHC - Amedee Army Airfield (75 nm S)
KSIY - Siskiyou County Airport (87 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Nov-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 14:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 14:59 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2008 13:24:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 20-Nov-2008 05:24:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KAAT | 201255Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M03/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP201 T10281044 FZRANO TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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