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KAAT Alturas Municipal Airport
Alturas, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -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: 5378 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; LIRL RY 03/21; VASI & REIL RYS 03 & 31 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 124.175 (530-233-5251)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.6/346.35 (KLAMATH FALLS RCAG).

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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 41-29.268647N41-28.666053N
Longitude: 120-34.188592W120-33.694555W
Elevation: 4369.0 ft.4377.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2% UP0.4%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 148 true312 magnetic, 328 true
Displaced threshold: 209 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 41-28.816380N41-29.169040N
Longitude: 120-34.143697W120-33.654235W
Elevation: 4364.3 ft.4377.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 030 magnetic, 046 true210 magnetic, 226 true
Displaced threshold: 241 ft.328 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 23 ft. rr, 275 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 03 APCH RATIO 22:1 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
200 NORTH STREET
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: 10
Single engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 49/day *
62% transient general aviation
34% local general aviation
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

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.
DEER ON AND IN THE VICINITY OF ARPT.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (277KB)
 
Departure Procedures
CHOIR TWO (RNAV)   download (143KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
BACHS TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (128KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4913:49
Sunrise07:1614:16
Sunset18:1901:19
Evening civil twilight18:4701:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 12:03:27
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2013 05:03:27
 
METAR
KAAT 160955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T10561094 FZRANO
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Alturas 530-233-5125
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Aircraft maintenance, Pilot supplies, Organization with aviation interests, ...

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100LL Jet A
AS $6.05 --- 
FS --- $5.58 
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FS=Full service
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Hotels near Alturas Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN TRAILSIDE INN 1.2 74-91
SUPER 8 MOTEL - ALTURAS 1.2 55-63
ESSEX MOTEL 1.4 62

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