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Arcata–Eureka Airport

Regional airport in Humboldt County, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport[2] (IATA: ACV[3], ICAO: KACV, FAA LID: ACV), also known as Arcata–Eureka Airport and Arcata Airport, is in Humboldt County, California, United States, 8 miles (13 km) north of Arcata and 15 miles (24 km) north of Eureka, in McKinleyville.[1]

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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.

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History

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Arcata Naval Auxiliary Air Station December 25th, 1942

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][9]

In December 1947 a Southwest Airways Douglas DC-3 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-burners next to the runway.[10] By the following year the airline had made 1,200 routine instrument landings at the often fog-shrouded airport.

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Facilities

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Arrivals area in the passenger terminal

The 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 01/19 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.[11]

The approach path for runway 32 passes over Central Avenue. The glare of the strobe lights that direct planes to the runway were a hazard for drivers, especially during rain when the strobes' intensity increased and the road reflected the blinking lights. Baffles were installed on the strobes which block the lights from shining on the road while still guiding aircraft.[12]

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Airlines and destinations

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Cargo

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Statistics

In the year period ending May 31, 2019, the airport had 42,174 aircraft operations, average 116 per day: 61% military, 25% general aviation, and 14% airline.[16] 24 aircraft at the time were based at the airport: 18 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, and 3 helicopters.[16]

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Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at ACV airport. See Wikidata query.
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Current airline service

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Scheduled flights are currently[when?] operated by SkyWest Airlines flying as United Express on a code sharing basis on behalf of United Airlines with three or four nonstop flights per day to SFO on Canadair CRJ-200 and Embraer 175 regional jets as well one nonstop flight per day to both LAX and Denver International Airport.

SkyWest Airlines also operated American Eagle service from the airport via a code sharing agreement on behalf of American Airlines with nonstop flights to the American hub in Phoenix (PHX) operated with Canadair CRJ-700 regional jets.[17] The service started June 3, 2021, and ended August 15, 2022.

Daily nonstop service to Denver International Airport (DEN) began on June 7, 2019.

Service has increased significantly since 2015, with five new destinations (LAX, DEN, BUR, PHX, & LAS), and passenger departures have increased 56%.[18]

On May 19, 2021, new nonstop scheduled passenger service to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) operated by Avelo Airlines was initiated with Boeing 737-800 mainline jetliners which are currently the largest aircraft type serving the airport.[19] Avelo added service to Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport in November 2021. The service ended on May 2, 2022, resumed on September 8, 2023, and ended again January 8, 2024.

On November 9, 2021, new nonstop scheduled service to Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) operated by Aha! Airlines was initiated with Embrear 145s.[20] Aha! ended service to Reno on March 30, 2022.

In August 2022, Alaska Airlines announced a possible reintroduction of service to Seattle Tacoma International Airport or Portland International Airport. On October 20, 2022, the airline cited a potential delay due to the ongoing pilot shortage.

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Past airline service

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ACV was previously served by several airlines.

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Past jet service

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The first jets scheduled to ACV were Pacific Air Lines Boeing 727-100s in 1967; Pacific also served ACV with Fairchild F-27 turboprops.

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