FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 VASI RY 30 SAVASI RY 12 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS at ACV (10 nm N): | 118.525 (707-839-7429) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FOT (15 nm S): | 133.8 (707-725-2909) |
- 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: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | 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 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR WATER FOWL INVOF ARPT. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) -B | |
download (149KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 14:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:34 | | 01:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:14:38 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:14:38 |
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| METAR |
KFOT 10nm SW | 161035Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3002 RMK AO1
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KACV 11nm N | 161053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00560033
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| TAF |
KACV 11nm N | 160520Z 1606/1706 11003KT P6SM SKC FM161800 24004KT P6SM FEW250 FM162100 30006KT P6SM FEW250 FM170300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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