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 aircraftedit
Murray Field view from US 101
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, 12/30, 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 12 and 30 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 aircraft engine and airframe repair service, as well as a Civil Air Patrol office which is not currently being used. United Postal Service and Federal Express Cessna Caravan aircraft used the airfield. Piston engine aircraft fuel is not available but work to make it available is underway. Local fixed wing air ambulance providers also use the airfield. 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
FAA Terminal Procedures for EKA, effective November 30, 2023
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
December 02, 2023
murray, field, airport, redirects, here, airport, australia, murrayfield, airport, western, australia, iata, icao, keka, county, owned, public, airport, located, adjacent, humboldt, within, eureka, california, humboldt, county, most, general, aviation, flights. Murray Field Airport redirects here For the airport in Australia see Murrayfield Airport Western Australia 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 FieldIATA EKAICAO KEKAFAA LID EKASummaryAirport typePublicOwnerHumboldt CountyLocationEureka CaliforniaElevation AMSL7 ft 2 mCoordinates40 48 12 N 124 06 46 W 40 80333 N 124 11278 W 40 80333 124 11278RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m12 30 3 000 914 AsphaltStatistics 2007 Aircraft operations65 450Based aircraft59Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Other local airports 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMurray 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 edit nbsp Murray Field view from US 101Murray 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 12 30 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 12 and 30 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 aircraft engine and airframe repair service as well as a Civil Air Patrol office which is not currently being used United Postal Service and Federal Express Cessna Caravan aircraft used the airfield Piston engine aircraft fuel is not available but work to make it available is underway Local fixed wing air ambulance providers also use the airfield 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 lt 1 air taxi and lt 1 military In 2005 101 aircraft were based at the airport 90 single engine 11 multi engine 2 2 4 Other local airports editArcata Eureka Airport Eureka Municipal Airport Kneeland AirportReferences edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for EKA PDF effective 2009 07 02 a b c d e f g h i Murray Field Airport Master Plan Update Environmental Assessment PDF Humboldt County Department of Public Works November 2008 p 206 Feb 1 1976 Official Airline Guide OAG Eureka EKA flight schedulesExternal links editFAA Terminal Procedures for EKA effective November 30 2023 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murray Field amp oldid 1178800352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
