FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AAT |
| Lat/Long: | 41-28-58.8000N / 120-33-55.3000W 41-28.980000N / 120-33.921667W 41.4830000 / -120.5653611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4374 ft. / 1333.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of ALTURAS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | 5374 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 |
| 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: | 4301 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: | 41-29.268717N | | 41-28.666000N |
| Longitude: | 120-34.188517W | | 120-33.694450W |
| Elevation: | 4365.6 ft. | | 4374.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 148 true | | 312 magnetic, 328 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 210 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: | 2935 x 60 ft. / 895 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: | 41-28.830600N | | 41-29.164810N |
| Longitude: | 120-34.123823W | | 120-33.659867W |
| Elevation: | 4359.0 ft. | | 4374.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 046 true | | 210 magnetic, 226 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 240 ft. | | 330 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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 530-233-4403 OPERD BY CITY OF ALTURAS. |
| Manager: | CHESTER ROBERTSON 200 NORTH STREET ALTURAS, CA 96101 Phone 530-233-2377 CHESTER ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS CELL: 530-640-1122 PUBLIC WORKS IN ALTURAS. FBO AT ARPT 916-233-5125. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 2006 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (361KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| BACHS TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (239KB) |
| CHOIR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 03:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:10 | | 04:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 09:34:47 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Jul-2008 02:34:47 |
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| METAR |
| KAAT | 090855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01940056 58001 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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