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KACV Arcata Airport
Arcata/Eureka, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

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 Savings 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 fieldARCATA VOR/DME110.2017E
FOTr358/19.3FORTUNA VORTAC114.0019E

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 40-59.139280N40-58.261020N
Longitude: 124-06.802745W124-06.205682W
Elevation: 181.5 ft.221.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 136 magnetic, 153 true316 magnetic, 333 true
Displaced threshold: 797 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:5998 TODA:5998 ASDA:5998 LDA:5198TORA:5998 TODA:5998 ASDA:5198 LDA:5198
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: yesyes
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, lighted
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none91 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 40-58.347500N40-58.990730N
Longitude: 124-06.775155W124-06.290215W
Elevation: 187.6 ft.208.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 013 magnetic, 030 true193 magnetic, 210 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none142 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
    
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 2008

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32   download (723KB)
ILS RWY 32   download (1053KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (591KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (662KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **NEW**   download (730KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01   download (894KB)
VOR RWY 14   download (516KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
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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Aerial photo of KACV (Arcata Airport)
Photo taken 20-Apr-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5314:53
Sunrise07:2415:24
Sunset16:4800:48
Evening civil twilight17:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2008 05:28:01
Local (UTC-8)  01-Dec-2008 21:28:01
 
METAR
KACV 020510Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN010 BKN016 OVC024 11/11 A3015 RMK AO2 P0002
TAF
KACV 012339Z 0200/0224 23005KT P6SM BKN026 FM020400 15006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC020 FM021000 12006KT 2SM BR SCT003 BKN009 FM021800 32006KT P6SM BKN009 FM022200 32008KT P6SM BKN015
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Arcata Airport 707-839-5401
no information available

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FS 
PS 
100LL 
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$5.95 
Jet A 
$6.19 
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 Updated 16-Sep-2008
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PS=Pump service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Silver Lining 707-839-0304
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Arcata Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Arcata Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
707-840-9305
[web site]
[Reservations]
Complimentary shuttle servce to and from Airport
 
AAA 3-Diamonds Rating  
 
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1 mile
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AirNav users who flew into KACV have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXP MCKINLEYVILLE 0.7 
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS - ARCATA 5.6 75-98
SCOTTFIELD EXECUTIVE HOTEL 12.6 90-160
COMFORT INN ARCATA 5.6 80-81
 

Other hotels near Arcata Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN ARCATA 5.4 76-100
DAYS INN ARCATA CA 5.5 79-80
SUPER 8 MOTEL - ARCATA 5.5 53-59
BEST WESTERN ARCATA INN 5.5 70-116

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 Arcata Airport

6 in Arcata
13 in Eureka
 

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