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KEKA Murray Field Airport
Eureka, California, USA

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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
FOTr016/9.7FORTUNA 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: 54
Single engine airplanes: 39
Multi engine airplanes: 13
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 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0214:02
Sunrise07:3014:30
Sunset18:3401:34
Evening civil twilight19:0202:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 12:14:38
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2013 05:14:38
 
METAR
KFOT 
10nm SW 
161035Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3002 RMK AO1
KACV 
11nm N 
161053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00560033
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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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 $6.55 
 Updated 15-Oct-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KEKA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BW PLUS HUMBOLDT BAY INN 3.2 143-179
RED LION HOTEL EUREKA 2.0 109-125
 

Other hotels near Murray Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLARION RESORT EUREKA 1.8 100-105
RODEWAY INN -EUREKA 2.0 80-90
ECONO LODGE 2.2 66-80
BEACH HOUSE HUMBOLDT EUREKA 2.2 
SUPER 8 MOTEL EUREKA 2.3 80-90
QUALITY INN EUREKA 2.4 93-94
CARTER HOUSE INNS 2.5 179-180
TOWN HOUSE MOTEL 2.5 59-85
EUREKA INN 2.7 86-107
SCOTTFEILD EXECUTIVE HOTEL 2.9 70-75
EUREKA TRAVELODGE 3.1 63-75
BEST WESTERN PLUS BAYSHORE INN 4.5 126-190
COMFORT INN EUREKA 4.8 140-141

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

14 in Eureka
7 in Arcata
4 in Fortuna
 

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