Kneeland Airport is a public

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operated by Humboldt County southeast of

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. Located on a mountain ridge at over above sea level, this airfield is used by

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aircraft, which sometimes seek an alternate airport when nearby low-lying airports are under fog. The airport has a California Dept. of Forestry (CDF)

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Station. Kneeland Airport is also used as an excellent sky watching location for the Humboldt Astronomers club.

Facilities

Kneeland Airport covers . Its one

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, 15/33, is and is

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paved.

Ecology

The airport bisects the only known population of the Kneeland Prairie pennycress (''Thlaspi californicum''), a federally listed endangered plant species.USFWS
''Thlaspi californicum'' Five-year Review.
June 2006.

Other local airports

* Arcata-Eureka Airport * Eureka Municipal Airport *

Murray Field Murray Field is a county-owned public airport, located adjacent to Humboldt Bay within Eureka, California in Humboldt County. Most of its use is general aviation, but UPS flights stop for package delivery. History Murray Field was establis ...

- in Eureka * Rohnerville Airport

References

External links

Live skycams at Kneeland Airport
Eureka, California Airports in Humboldt County, California {{California-airport-stub