Murray Field

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Murray Field
Aerial Eureka Murray Field Airport (EKA) May 2012.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Humboldt County
Location Eureka, California
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 40°48′12″N124°06′46″W / 40.80333°N 124.11278°W / 40.80333; -124.11278
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Murray Field
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/303,000914Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations65,450
Based aircraft59

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.

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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 view from US 101 Eureka CA MurrayField 111813.JPG
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 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EKA PDF , effective 2009-07-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Murray Field Airport Master Plan Update Environmental Assessment (PDF). Humboldt County Department of Public Works. November 2008. p. 206.
  3. ↑ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Eureka (EKA) flight schedules
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