FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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. |
| - | 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking north-northeast.
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 03:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 04:19:14 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Aug-2013 21:19:14 |
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| METAR |
| KAAT | 130355Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02060011
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| NOTAMs |
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