FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 12/30 VASI RY 30 SAVASI RY 12 - 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) |
| 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: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | 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 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) -B **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (241KB) |
| 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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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 14:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 15:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 01:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 02:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:45:47 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 11-Feb-2012 17:45:47 |
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| METAR |
KFOT 10nm SW | 120055Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM OVC013 08/06 A3016 RMK AO1
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KACV 11nm N | 120053Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM OVC013 09/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00890056
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| TAF |
KACV 11nm N | 111735Z 1118/1218 35006KT 3SM BR BKN014 TEMPO 1119/1121 SCT020 FM112100 31010KT P6SM SCT020 FM120600 01003KT 6SM BR BKN008
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| NOTAMs |
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