FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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. MIRL RY 01/19, REIL & VASI RY 01 PPR CTC (707) 496-1123 OR (707) 496-5566. |
| 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 AMGR: JHULSEY@CO.HUMBOLDT.CA.US |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/day * | | 53% | military | | 20% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | 10% | local general aviation | | 5% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32 | |
download (752KB) |
| ILS RWY 32 | |
download (1076KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (586KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (657KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (721KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 01 | |
download (885KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 14 | |
download (666KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| HOCUT THREE | |
download (293KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 14:56 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 01:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:50:17 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Nov-2009 23:50:17 |
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| METAR |
| KACV | 080653Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM FEW060 08/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00830056
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| TAF |
| KACV | 080522Z 0806/0906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0806/0810 3SM HZ FM081700 07002KT P6SM BKN250 FM081900 25006KT P6SM SCT200 FM090100 32003KT 6SM BR BKN250 FM090300 09003KT 6SM BR BKN250
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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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