FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKA |
| Lat/Long: | 40-48-12.2000N / 124-06-46.0500W 40-48.203333N / 124-06.767500W 40.8033889 / -124.1127917 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7 ft. / 2.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of EUREKA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KLAMATH FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1730 ARPT ATNDD BY NORTHERN AIR - PHONE (707) 443-3179. |
| Pattern altitude: | 807 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 VASI RY 29 SAVASI RY 11 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS at ACV (10 nm N): | 118.525 (707-839-7429) |
- COMMUNICATION PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/306.3 (ARCATA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FOTr016/9.7 | | FORTUNA VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 19E |
| ACVr164/10.7 | | ARCATA VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 40-48.377200N | | 40-48.029650N |
| Longitude: | 124-06.999100W | | 124-06.536950W |
| Elevation: | 3.0 ft. | | 7.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HUMBOLDT COUNTY 1106 2ND ST EUREKA, CA 95501 Phone 707-839-5401 |
| Manager: | JACQUELYN HULSEY 3561 BOEING AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 Phone 707-839-5401 AIRPORT MANAGER LOCATED AT ARCATA/EUREKA AIRPORT. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 179/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RY. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KACV - Arcata Airport (10 nm N)
KFOT - Rohnerville Airport (15 nm S)
KCEC - Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (59 nm N)
KRDD - Redding Municipal Airport (85 nm E)
O28 - Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport (88 nm SE)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 14:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 15:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 01:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 18:32:22 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 10:32:22 |
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| METAR |
KACV 11nm N | 091353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 BKN100 07/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP131 T00670056
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| TAF |
KACV 11nm N | 091720Z 0918/1018 30004KT P6SM SKC FM092000 31008KT P6SM SKC FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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