Arcata–Eureka Airport

California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Humboldt County
Serves Humboldt County, California
Location McKinleyville, California
Elevation AMSL 222 ft / 68 m
Coordinates 40°58′40″N 124°06′30″W / 40.97778°N 124.10833°W / 40.97778; -124.10833Coordinates: 40°58′40″N 124°06′30″W / 40.97778°N 124.10833°W / 40.97778; -124.10833
Website http://flyhumboldt.org/
Map
ACV
Location in California
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,046 1,843 Asphalt
1/19 4,501 1,372 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 48,164
Based aircraft 11
Sources: FAA,[1] Humboldt County[2]

California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport[2] (IATA: ACV[3], ICAO: KACV, FAA LID: ACV) (Arcata Airport) is in Humboldt County, California, 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 Nonhub 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

California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County 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]

Airline and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Denver (begins June 7, 2019),[12] Los Angeles, San Francisco

Statistics

Carrier shares: Dec 2015 – Nov 2016[13]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
SkyWest Airlines
123,000(90.72%)
PenAir
12,600(9.28%)
Top domestic destinations: Dec 2015 – Nov 2016[13]
Rank City Passengers Airline
1 San Francisco, California 62,000 United Express
2 Portland, Oregon 6,000 PenAir

Current airline service

Scheduled flights are operated by SkyWest Airlines flying as United Express with 3 or 4 flights per day to SFO using a mix of CRJ-700 and Embraer 175 regional aircraft and 1 flight per day to LAX using the CRJ-200 regional aircraft.

Skywest became an all-jet air carrier following the retirement of their Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprop fleet in the spring 2015.[14] The airport is currently seeking to attract an additional airline serving new destinations to the airport.[15]

Past airline service

ACV was served by Eureka Aero (mid-1970s) (Eureka, Crescent City), Air Oregon (early 1980s) (San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, OR, Medford, OR, Eugene, OR, North Bend, OR), American Eagle (San Jose), Pacific Air Lines and predecessor Southwest Airways (San Francisco), Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) (San Francisco), Horizon Air (from 1994 to 2011) (Redding, Portland, Los Angeles and briefly Seattle), Delta Connection (2008–2010) operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City), Hughes Airwest and predecessor Air West (Crescent City, Medford, San Francisco, Eugene, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle); Republic Airlines (1979–1986) (San Francisco); United Airlines (San Francisco), WestAir operating as United Express (San Francisco), and Arcata Flying Service (early 1980s) (Redding, Portland, and Oakland).[16] In 2016 and part of 2017, PenAir offered service to Portland International (PDX) and Redding (RDD) on the 30 passenger Saab 340B turboprop aircraft.[17]

Past jet service

Pacific Air Lines operated the first jet service into ACV with Boeing 727-100s during the late 1960s. Pacific also served ACV with Fairchild F-27 turboprops.

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. The airport had 106,637 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[19] 102,440 in 2009 and 93,402 in 2010.[20]

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. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for ACV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 27, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "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). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Section 6. United States Customs Service Airports". September 4, 2000. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. 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.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
  12. ↑ https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2018/oct/8/wanna-fly-direct-humboldt-denver-soon-youll-be-abl/
  13. 1 2 "Arcata/Eureka, CA: Arcata (ACV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. April 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ http://www.skywest.com, Media Room, Press Releases, 11/17/2014 – SkyWest Inc. Announces Fleet and Contract Updates
  15. ↑ "Home". Fly Humboldt.
  16. ↑ "Aviation / Airports". County of Humboldt. 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  17. ↑ https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2017/08/05/penair-dropping-humboldt-route-effective-monday
  18. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 26, 1975 Hughes Airwest timetable
  19. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
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