FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ACV |
| Lat/Long: | 40-58-40.1750N 124-06-30.4890W 40-58.669583N 124-06.508150W 40.9778264,-124.1084692 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 222.3 ft. / 67.8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ACV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | ALL 0400-2359 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 32; TDZL RWY 32; C/L LGTS RWY 14 & 32; REIL RWY 14; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; HIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 01/19, REIL RWY 01, AND VASI RWY 01 PPR CTC 707-382-2551 OR 707-496-0102. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE: CTC ARPT OR CHECK ARPT WEBSITE FOR DTLS, EXEMPTIONS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.525 (707-839-7429) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SEATTLE ARTCC (ZSE) 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 | | 115.05 | | 17E |
| FOTr358/19.3 | | FORTUNA VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 0400-2400 LOCAL, AND AFTER HOURS WITH ADVANCED NOTICE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6046 x 150 ft. / 1843 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: | 40-59.116747N | | 40-58.231718N |
| Longitude: | 124-06.787423W | | 124-06.185797W |
| Elevation: | 182.9 ft. | | 222.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 153 true | | 316 magnetic, 333 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 245 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6046 TODA:6046 ASDA:5846 LDA:5601 | | TORA:6046 TODA:6046 ASDA:6046 LDA:5846 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| 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: | 4501 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair 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 |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 01/19 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 40-58.341583N | | 40-58.985072N |
| Longitude: | 124-06.779680W | | 124-06.294535W |
| Elevation: | 187.4 ft. | | 208.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 030 true | | 193 magnetic, 210 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4501 TODA:4501 ASDA:4501 LDA:4501 | | TORA:4501 TODA:4501 ASDA:4501 LDA:4501 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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) 496-0102 |
| Manager: | RYAN COOLEY 3561 BOEING AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 Phone 707-839-5401 EMAIL: RCOOLEY@CO.HUMBOLDT.CA.US |
Additional Remarks
| A39-01/19 | PCR VALUE: 62/F/D/X/U |
| A39-14/32 | PCR VALUE: 530/F/D/X/T |
| E60-32 | ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 280 FT IN LEN BY 170 FT IN WID STARTING 70 FT BYD DER 32. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (713KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (415KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (498KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| HOCUT FIVE | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (837KB) |
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)
KBOK - Brookings Airport (66 nm N)
O46 - Weed Airport (81 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Srinath Nandakumar
Photo taken 08-Jul-2020
from the west of the field, looking east
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Times for 05-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 15:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 15:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 13:31:04 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Jan-2026 05:31:04 |
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| METAR |
| KACV | 051253Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM -RA OVC037 08/06 A2973 RMK AO2 RAE19B44 SLP074 P0002 T00830056
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KFOT 20nm S | 051310Z AUTO 12015KT 5SM FEW017 BKN031 OVC040 07/07 A2975 RMK AO1 P0002
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| TAF |
| KACV | 051129Z 0512/0612 13005KT 6SM -RA SCT025 OVC050 FM052100 33005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM060300 07003KT 6SM BR OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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