CA06
Bates Field
Bates Field (CA06) is a general-aviation airfield serving Alturas, California. The field lies at 4,400 ft (1,341 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,200 ft (671 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Alturas Municipal Airport (KAAT), 4 nm N.
Bates Field is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 4,400 ft (1,341 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.4214, -120.5687
- Serving
- Alturas
- Region
- California
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways1 · longest 2,200 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 16 points 160° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,200 ft671 m | 80 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.