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KEKA Murray Field Airport
Eureka, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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
FOTr016/9.7FORTUNA VORTAC114.0019E
ACVr164/10.7ARCATA VOR/DME110.2017E

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: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 40-48.377200N40-48.029650N
Longitude: 124-06.999100W124-06.536950W
Elevation: 3.0 ft.7.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 135 true300 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -B   download (172KB)
RNAV (GPS) -B   download (172KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (197KB)
VOR-A   download (242KB)
VOR-A   download (242KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (58KB)

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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From to KEKA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4614:46
Sunrise07:1615:16
Sunset16:5100:51
Evening civil twilight17:2101:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:11:30
Local (UTC-8)  25-Nov-2009 12:11:30
 
METAR
KACV 
11nm N 
252002Z AUTO 33004KT 3SM HZ CLR 13/09 A3015 RMK AO2
TAF
KACV 
11nm N 
251746Z 2518/2618 32003KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 2518/2520 2SM BR SKC FM252000 32004KT 5SM HZ SKC FM260300 12003KT 4SM BR BKN004 FM261200 15003KT P6SM SCT004 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Northern Air 707-443-3179
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100LL
PS $4.74 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Murray Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Murray Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KEKA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN HUMBOLDT BAY INN 3.2 116-139
RED LION HOTEL EUREKA 2.0 94-239
 

Other hotels near Murray Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLARION RESORT EUREKA 1.8 140-190
RODEWAY INN -EUREKA 2.0 79-159
ECONO LODGE 2.2 65-80
SUPER 8 MOTEL EUREKA 2.3 69-99
QUALITY INN EUREKA 2.4 105-135
CARTER HOUSE INNS 2.5 155-156
TOWN HOUSE MOTEL 2.5 75-95
SCOTTFIELD EXECUTIVE HOTEL 2.9 130-190
EUREKA TRAVELODGE 3.1 70-90
BEST WESTERN BAYSHORE INN 4.5 117-180
COMFORT INN EUREKA 4.8 125-155

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Murray Field Airport

13 in Eureka
6 in Arcata
4 in Fortuna
 

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