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Encyclopedia > Alturas Municipal Airport
Alturas Municipal Airport
IATA: AAT - ICAO: KAAT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Alturas
Serves Alturas, California
Elevation AMSL 4,374 ft (1,333.2 m)
Coordinates 41°28′59″N, 120°33′53″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,301 1,311 Asphalt
3/21 2,935 895 Asphalt

Alturas Municipal Airport (IATA: AAT, ICAO: KAAT), formerly O00, is a general aviation airport located 1 mile (2 km) west of Alturas, in Modoc County, California. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Alturas is the county seat of Modoc County, California. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... General aviation (abbr. ... Alturas is the county seat of Modoc County, California. ... Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... This article is becoming very long. ...


Facilities

Alturas Municipal Airport covers 160 acres and has two runways:

  • Runway 13/31: 4,301 x 50 ft. (1,311 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 3/21: 2,935 x 60 ft. (895 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

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