Bates Field
CA06 · Alturas, California · Modoc County · map
Bates Field is a private airport, 4 miles south of Alturas, California, 4,400 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,200 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CA06
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 4,400 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2000
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,200 × 80 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Alturas from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Alturas, California: 7 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided VFR operations, private use, and sponsor ensures OBSTRUCTION-FREE ingress and egress routes.
- 25 feet trees 1/2 mile west of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.