- Murray Field
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Murray Field IATA: EKA – ICAO: KEKA – FAA LID: EKA Summary Airport type Public Owner Humboldt County Location Eureka, California Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m Coordinates 40°48′12″N 124°06′46″W / 40.80333°N 124.11278°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 3,000 914 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 65,450 Based aircraft 59 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Murray Field (IATA: EKA, ICAO: KEKA, FAA LID: EKA) is a county-owned public-use airport in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Eureka.[1]
The airport is primarily used for general aviation. Also FedEx Express utilizes the small airport as a stop for package delivery from and to Humboldt County. Murray Field was first established in 1919 by pilot Dayton Murray, and was later renamed in his honor. It has a restaurant and a charter service, Northern Air, as well as a Civil Air Patrol office.
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Facilities and aircraft
Murray Field covers an area of 146 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 11/29 which measures 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 65,450 aircraft operations, an average of 179 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
Other local airports
- Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Eureka Municipal Airport (California)
- Kneeland Airport - located ten miles (16 km) southeast of Eureka
References
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EKA, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for EKA
- ASN accident history for EKA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EKA
Categories:- Eureka, California
- Airports in Humboldt County, California
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