FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ACV |
| Lat/Long: | 40-58-41.2000N / 124-06-31.0000W 40-58.686667N / 124-06.516667W 40.9781111 / -124.1086111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 221 ft. / 67.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles N of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95519 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | KLAMATH FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ACV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN-FRI 0600-2300, ALL SAT 0700-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 14/32; RY 14 VASI, REIL; RY 32 PAPI, TDZL, REIL AND MALSR - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCEPT PPR CALL AMGR 707-839-5402. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.525 (707-839-7429) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/306.3 (ARCATA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ACV at field | | ARCATA VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 17E |
| FOTr358/19.3 | | FORTUNA VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 0400-2400 LOCAL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 155.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-59.139280N | | 40-58.261020N |
| Longitude: | 124-06.802745W | | 124-06.205682W |
| Elevation: | 181.5 ft. | | 221.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 153 true | | 316 magnetic, 333 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 797 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5998 TODA:5998 ASDA:5998 LDA:5198 | | TORA:5998 TODA:5998 ASDA:5198 LDA:5198 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (2.80 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 91 ft. tree, 2625 ft. from runway, 875 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4499 x 150 ft. / 1371 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 95.0 | | Double tandem: | 170.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 40-58.347500N | | 40-58.990730N |
| Longitude: | 124-06.775155W | | 124-06.290215W |
| Elevation: | 187.6 ft. | | 208.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 030 true | | 193 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 142 ft. trees, 3450 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HUMBOLDT COUNTY 1106 SECOND ST EUREKA, CA 95501 Phone 707-445-7491 |
| Manager: | JACQUELYN HULSEY 3561 BOEING AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 Phone 707-839-5401 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 97/day * | | 72% | military | | 10% | air taxi | | 8% | transient general aviation | | 7% | local general aviation | | 3% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (723KB) |
| ILS RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (1053KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (589KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (660KB) |
| GPS RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (742KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (894KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (516KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| HOCUT THREE | |
download (293KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKA - Murray Field Airport (10 nm S)
KFOT - Rohnerville Airport (25 nm S)
KCEC - Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (48 nm N)
KRDD - Redding Municipal Airport (87 nm E)
KSIY - Siskiyou County Airport (88 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 20-Apr-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 03:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 04:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 17:12:09 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 17-May-2008 10:12:09 |
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| METAR |
| KACV | 171653Z AUTO 30003KT 8SM CLR 22/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02170139
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| TAF |
| KACV | 171618Z 171612 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1618 2SM HZ FM2100 29007KT P6SM SCT006 FM0200 29004KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM0600 VRB02KT 3/4SM BR OVC002
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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