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Arcata/Eureka Airport

Arcata Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHumboldt County
ServesArcata, California and Eureka, California
LocationMcKinleyville, California
Elevation AMSL222 ft / 68 m
Map
ACV is located in California
ACV
ACV
Location of airport in California
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,046 1,843 Asphalt
1/19 4,501 1,372 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations48,164
Based aircraft11
Sources: FAA,[1] Humboldt County[2]

Arcata/Eureka Airport[2] (IATA: ACV[3], ICAO: KACV, FAA LID: ACV) (Arcata Airport) is a county owned, public airport in Humboldt County, California, located 8 miles (13 km) north of Arcata and 15 miles (24 km) north of Eureka, in McKinleyville, California.[1]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[4] The airport is a federally designated port of entry for civil aircraft arriving in the United States.[5] The airport is the site of the command center for and primary facilities of the United States Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay, which provides rescue and law enforcement for the region north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

History

The airport was built by the United States Navy during World War II to test defogging systems.[6] It operated in support of the Naval Air Station Alameda as the Arcata Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS)[7] and was headquarters for the Eureka section of naval local defense forces for the 12th Naval District.[8]

In December 1947 a Southwest Airways Douglas DC-3 flying into the airport made the world's first blind landing by a scheduled commercial airliner using Ground-Controlled Approach (GCA) radar, Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) oil-burning units adjacent to the runway.[9] By the following year the airline had made 1,200 routine instrument landings at the often fog-shrouded airport.

Facilities

Arcata Airport covers 745 acres (301 ha) at an elevation of 222 feet (68 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,046 by 150 feet (1,843 by 46 m) and 1/19 is 4,501 by 150 feet (1,372 by 46 m).[1]

The airport is under the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission and major changes to the airport such as rezoning or fencing in the airport require its approval.[10]

The approach path for runway 32 passes over Central Avenue. The strobe lights that direct planes onto the runway were a hazard for drivers due to glare, more noticeable during wet weather when the strobes' intensity increased and the roadways reflected the blinking lights. Baffles were installed on the strobes which block the lights from shining on the road while still giving visual guidance for aircraft.[11]


Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Crescent City, Sacramento, San Francisco

Scheduled flights in 2013 are through United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines.[12] In the past, ACV was served by Eureka Aero (mid-1970s) (Eureka, Crescent City), American Eagle (San Jose), Pacific Air Lines (San Francisco), Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) (San Francisco), Horizon Air (from 1994-2011) (Redding, Portland, Los Angeles and briefly Seattle), Delta Connection (2009–2010) operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City), Hughes Airwest and predecessor Air West (Crescent City, Medford, San Francisco, Eugene, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle); United Airlines (San Francisco), WestAir operating as United Express (San Francisco), and Arcata Flying Service (early 1980s) (Redding, Portland, and Oakland).[13]

Pacific Air Lines Boeing 727-100s flew nonstop to San Francisco and direct to Los Angeles; Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and WestAir (United Express) flew BAe 146-200s nonstop to San Francisco and United Airlines flew Boeing 737-200s to San Francisco. SkyWest (Delta Connection) Canadair CRJ-200s flew to Salt Lake City. Hughes Airwest (previously Air West) flew Douglas DC-9s nonstop to San Francisco and direct to Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle. Pacific Air Lines had the first jets at ACV, Boeing 727-100s around 1967.

In 2013 SkyWest Airlines (United Express) Embraer EMB-120s were ACV's only scheduled flights.

Statistics

Carrier shares: May 2012 – April 2013[14]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
SkyWest Airlines
159,000(100%)
Top domestic destinations: May 2012 – April 2013[14]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 San Francisco San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 51,210
2 Sacramento Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 8,280
3 Crescent City Del Norte County Airport-Jack McNamara Field (CEC) 1,330

In 2005 the airport served 102,000 arriving commercial passengers and 104,000 departing on 4,370 departing flights. Horizon carried 66.29% of the passengers with United carrying the rest. The airport shipped 457,000 pounds (207,000 kg) of cargo.

In 2008, the airport had 106,637 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[15] 102,440 in 2009 and 93,402 in 2010.[16]

In the 12 months ending May 31, 2011 the airport had 48,164 aircraft operations, average 131 per day: 53.5% military, 22% general aviation, 20% air taxi, and 4.5% scheduled airline. Eleven aircraft were then based at this airport: 36% multi-engine, 27% single-engine, 27% military, and 9% jet.[1]

Ground transportation

Other local airports

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ACV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Arcata/Eureka Airport". Humboldt County. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (ACV: Arcata)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ "Section 6. United States Customs Service Airports". September 4, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
  6. ^ "Senate Joint Resolution No. 12" (PDF). California State Senate. 1997. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
  7. ^ "California State Military Museum". M.L.Shettle. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  8. ^ "U.S. Naval Activities World War II by State". Patrick Clancey. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "Small-Town Big-Timer". Time magazine. October 18, 1948. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  10. ^ "California Coastal Commission March 2002 Meeting Agenda". California Coastal Commission. March 5, 2002. Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Patterson, James W., Jr. (August 2005). "Design and Installation of Flasher Baffles at the Arcata/Eureka Airport" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aviation Research. Retrieved December 11, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Arcata/Eureka (ACV) Airport Fact Sheet". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
  13. ^ "Aviation / Airports". County of Humboldt. 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  14. ^ a b "Arcata/Eureka, CA: Arcata (ACV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. April 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  15. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  16. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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