# California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV)

> Arcata/Eureka, US · IATA: ACV · ICAO: KACV · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ACV` |
| ICAO | `KACV` |
| City | Arcata/Eureka |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 67 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 40.97810, -124.10900 |

## Description

Set on the Pacific coast at McKinleyville, about 13 kilometres north of Arcata and 25 north of Eureka, the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV/KACV) is the only airport with scheduled service across a long stretch of far northern California. It is owned by Humboldt County and certificated under FAA Part 139 and TSA regulation 1542, and is served by United, Alaska Airlines and Breeze Airways to destinations including Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Burbank, Las Vegas, Seattle and Provo. Air freight therefore moves as belly cargo in those regional aircraft; a dedicated freighter operation or standalone cargo terminal is not confirmed. Coastal fog rolling in off the Pacific is the airport's defining operational risk, producing diversions and delays that matter for time-critical shipments. The regional economy — timber and forest products, dairy and fisheries — ships almost entirely by truck along US Highway 101, the single continuous north-south corridor. Shippers consolidate air cargo in the San Francisco Bay Area instead, with SFO and Oakland (OAK) roughly five to six hours' drive south and Sacramento (SMF) or Medford (MFR) in southern Oregon as further options. Customs clearance takes place at international gateways rather than at ACV, while the Port of Humboldt Bay is being redeveloped as a heavy-lift terminal for the offshore wind industry, which should generate project cargo for the area in the coming years.

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