FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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: | |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 03:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 03:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:44:10 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 00:44:10 |
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| METAR |
| KAAT | 180655Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM BKN045 OVC055 09/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00940039 $
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| NOTAMs |
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