Del Norte County Airport
Del Norte County Regional Airport Jack McNamara Field | |||||||||||||||
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AMSL 61 ft / 19 m | | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°46′49″N 124°14′12″W / 41.78028°N 124.23667°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | flycrescentcity | ||||||||||||||
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Del Norte County Regional Airport (IATA: CEC, ICAO: KCEC, FAA LID: CEC) (Jack McNamara Field) is a public airport three miles northwest of Crescent City, in Del Norte County, California, United States.[1] It has one airline flight per day to/from Oakland and Los Angeles/Hawthorne under the Essential Air Service program. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (i.e. more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2]
History
The airfield was used during World War II as Crescent City Outlying Field supporting Naval Air Station Alameda.[3] and a naval radio station at Point Saint George.[4] High-frequency direction finding (HFDF) was used for radio intercept. These sites along the coast could track Japanese warships and merchant marine vessels as far away as the Western Pacific. The other stations in California were at Point Arguello, Farallon Islands and San Diego. Bainbridge Island, Washington also hosted a station.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers 544 acres (220 ha) at an elevation of 61 feet (19 m). It has two asphalt runways: 11/29 is 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) and 17/35 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]
In the year ending July 31, 2019; the airport had 12,565 aircraft operations, average 34 per day: 72% general aviation, 27% air taxi, and 1% military. 26 aircraft were then based at the airport: 65% single-engine and 35% multi-engine.[1]
Historical airline service
By 1950
Several commuter airlines served the airport. In 1976 Eureka Aero Industries was flying nonstop to Eureka/Arcata continuing to Eureka's
In 2007 SkyWest operating as United Express was continuing to fly Embraer EMB-120s nonstop to both San Francisco and Eureka/Arcata with direct one-stop flights to Sacramento.
New airline jet service
On February 28, 2018
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
According to
Airlines | Destinations | Refs |
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Advanced Air | Los Angeles/Hawthorne, Oakland | [19] |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Ameriflight | North Bend/Coos Bay, Portland (OR) |
FedEx Feeder | Arcata/Eureka, Sacramento |
Statistics
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "California State Military Museum". M.L.Shettle. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Naval Activities World War II by State". Patrick Clancey. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ISBN 9781440875861.
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 7, 1950 Southwest timetable
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 1, 1959 Pacific timetable
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 1, 1964 Pacific timetable
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 1, 1968 Air West timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1972 Hughes Airwest timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1980 Hughes Airwest system timetable
- ^ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 15, 1981 WestAir route map & Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide
- ^ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide
- ^ http://www.departed flights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide
- ^ Feb. 2007 OAG Flight Guide Worldwide
- ^ Kemp, Kym. "In April, Crescent City Airport Will Begin Offering Jet Service Between There and Oakland".
- ^ "CEC Jack Mc Namara FLD Airport (CEC/KCEC)".
- ^ "Route Map". Advanced Air. March 8, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
- ^ "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-27.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-17.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1997-2649) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2004-7-29: re-selecting SkyWest, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service at Crescent City, California, at the annual subsidy rate of $816,025 per year for the period ending July 31, 2006.
- Order 2006-6-15: re-selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide subsidized essential air service at Crescent City, California, for the two-year period from August 1, 2006, through July 31, 2008, at an annual rate of $957,025.
- Order 2008-4-23: re-selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service at Crescent City, California, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,136,896, through July 31, 2010.
- Order 2010-5-19: re-selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Crescent City, California, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,781,888. The selection extends from August 1, 2010, through July 31, 2012.
- Order 2012-5-21: re-selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Crescent City, California, for $1,996,959 annual subsidy.
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CEC, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CEC
- AirNav airport information for KCEC
- ASN accident history for CEC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures