FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AXS |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-55.7000N / 099-20-18.5000W
34-41.928333N / 099-20.308333W
34.6988056 / -99.3384722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1433 ft. / 436.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of ALTUS, OK |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 73521 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MC ALESTER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AXS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 580-471-0992. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2433 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.825 (580-477-1745) |
| ALTUS APPROACH: | 125.1 [0600-0000] |
| ALTUS DEPARTURE: | 125.1 [0600-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 128.4/269.375 (CLINTON-SHERMAN RCAG) & 133.5/350.35 (WICHITA FALLS NR 2 RCAG) WHEN ALTUS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LTSr295/4.0 | | ALTUS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 08E |
| HBRr223/16.9 | | HOBART VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 10E |
| BFVr183/32.9 | | BURNS FLAT VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WILBARGER | | 346/28.5 | | 230 | | 08E | | VRT | ...- .-. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-42.381383N | | 34-41.474515N |
| Longitude: | 099-20.309722W | | 099-20.306842W |
| Elevation: | 1433.2 ft. | | 1412.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALTUS
300 E. COMMERCE
ALTUS, OK 73521
Phone 580-477-1950 |
| Manager: | GREG CAMP
300 E. COMMERCE
ALTUS, OK 73521
Phone 580-482-8833
ARPT TERMINAL BLDG. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DO NOT MISTAKE ALTUS AFB 4 MI SE OF ARPT. |
| - | NUMEROUS HVY MILITARY JET ACFT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 320 FT TOWER 2.6 MI SOUTH OF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF AIRPORT. |
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 |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (192KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLTS - Altus Air Force Base (5 nm SE)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (15 nm NW)
1O8 - Tipton Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KHBR - Hobart Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
KFDR - Frederick Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 13-May-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 01:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:21 | | 02:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 10:14:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jul-2008 05:14:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXS | 090950Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2
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KLTS
4nm SE | 090955Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3002 RMK AO2 CIG 200 RWY17R SLP146 T02260214 $
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| TAF |
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KLTS
4nm SE | 090101 20010KT 9999 SCT050 BKN200 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0408 VRB12G20KT 8000 -SHRA BECMG 0809 VRB06KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2996INS BECMG 1516 21010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT030 BKN200 QNH3000INS BECMG 2122 09007KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN200 QNH2997INS T36/21Z T23/12Z
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| NOTAMs |
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