Arcata-Eureka Airport

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The Arcata -Eureka Airport, also known as Arcata Airport, is an airport located in McKinleyville, California. The catchment area includes the Humboldt County, including the two eponymous towns Arcata and Eureka. The airport is the official port of entry for civil aircraft in the United States.

The airport was built during World War II by the U.S. Navy for testing of systems to avoid condensation on aircraft wheels .. Today, the airport is on the one hand commercially, on the other hand used for private air travel. The Airlines Horizon Air and United Airlines offer here a regular service.

In the year 2005 102.000 arriving and 104,000 departing passengers were handled at 4,370 flights. The line Horizon Air carried 66.29 % of passengers, the rest flew with United Airlines. The punctuality was 78 % for outgoing and 79 % for incoming aircraft. In addition to the passengers, 207,291 kilograms of goods were handled.

Facilities

The airport Arcata has an area of ​​about 3 km2 and there are two start and runways are available:

  • Runway 1/19: 1372 x 45 m pad, Asphalt
  • Runway 14/32: 1829 x 46 m Surface: asphalt

As the airport is located on the California Pacific coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission. Major changes, such as a change of region or of the fence must be approved by the Commission.

The final approach to runway 32 via the busy Central Avenue. The beacon of runway led initially to a dangerous driving by glare. This was particularly evident in bad weather, was when the brightness of the lights still further increased and then reflected by water on the roadway. The office of the FAA for research on aviation and airport equipment (Office of Aviation Research, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch) came to the rescue by attaching panels on the firing, thereby preventing the roadway was lit, but the firing continued for approaching aircraft served its purpose.

Airlines and destinations

  • United Express operated by SkyWest ( Crescent City, Sacramento, San Francisco)

Swell

  • Airport in California
  • Built in the 1940s
  • Humboldt County ( California )
  • Airport in North America
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code Fixed-base operator Humboldt County, California Hectare Arcata, California Eureka, California Blende
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