FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | | PCN 4 /R/B/X/T | | 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-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLTS - Altus Air Force Base (4 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 Regional 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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:18:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 23:18:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXS | 050350Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA SCT028 BKN039 BKN048 25/22 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW P0001 T02450221
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KLTS
4nm SE | 050355Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM -DZ CLR 24/23 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE0256DZB0256E0304B0348 SLP122 P0000 T02390232 $
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| NOTAMs |
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