Murray Field (IATA: EKA, ICAO: KEKA, FAA LID: EKA) is a county-owned public airport, located adjacent to Humboldt Bay within Eureka, California in Humboldt County.[1] Most of its use is general aviation, but UPS flights stop for package delivery.

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
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 65,450 Based aircraft 59
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

Murray Field was established in 1919 by pilot Dayton Murray, Senior, and was later named for him after the county acquired the field in the 1930s.[2]^: 2–6 The airport is built on filled land.[2] In 1976, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service operated by Eureka Aero Industries, a commuter air carrier that operated Cessna 402 twin prop aircraft.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Murray Field covers 131 acres (53 ha)[2]^: 1–1 at 7 feet (2.1 m) above mean sea level on reclaimed land east of Humboldt Bay.[2]^: 2–1 Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,011 by 75 feet (918 by 23 m)[2]^: 2–1 asphalt.[1] Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL) are the only airport lighting.[2]^: 1–1 Runways 11 and 29 have Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI) and a parallel taxi-way.[2]^: 2–1 The original runway 7-25 was shut down as substandard in 1997.[2]^: 2–4

It has a charter service, Northern Air, as well as a Civil Air Patrol office. There was once a restaurant but it has closed permanently.

In 2007 the airport had 65,450 aircraft operations, average 179 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. In 2005 101 aircraft were based at the airport: 90 single-engine, 11 multi-engine.[2]^: 2–4

Other local airports

• Arcata-Eureka Airport
• Eureka Municipal Airport
• Kneeland Airport

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for EKA, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for EKA
  • AirNav airport information for EKA
  • ASN accident history for EKA
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for EKA
• Live Webcams at Murray Field

На других языках

[fr] Aérodrome de Murray Field