Humboldt County’s regional airport, the California Redwood Coast Humboldt County Airport (ACV), in McKinleyville will now be offering flights to the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) through Avelo Airlines beginning May 19. “Avelo’s announcement is further evidence of the recovery of the airline industry and, more importantly, the desirability of the Redwood Coast as a destination,” […]
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Blown Away: Humboldt Saw Some Wind on Friday
Heck yeah, it was a windy Friday afternoon. Cooskie Mountain near Petrolia saw 46 mile per hour winds while Ferndale clocked in at 42 miles per hour and the Arcata/Eureka Airport came in at 36 miles per hour. Out in Hoopa, it was a bit more mild at 25 miles per hour. For a look […]
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Direct Flights to Denver Coming Next Year
Humboldt County will soon have a new airline route. The Redwood Region Economic Development Commission and the county announced this afternoon that United Airlines will begin nonstop service from Humboldt County to Denver International Airport beginning in June of next year. The nonstop 50-seat flights will depart the airport in McKinleyville daily at 6:30 a.m., […]
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Plane Crash Drill Set for Wednesday
If you happen to see a chaotic scene at the airport tomorrow night, there’s no need to panic. It’s only a drill. A plane crash training is scheduled to take place at the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport (AKA the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, just in case the other name threw you off) […]
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United Changes Schedule, Drops a Flight
United Airlines is dropping one of its daily flights between Arcata-Eureka and San Francisco but is switching to a larger plane for the route and will still be able to accommodate the same number of daily passengers. Jonathon Guerin, a senior manager for United Airlines, said the reason for reducing the number of flights is […]
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Airport Adds Service to Portland
Come April, folks looking to get out of Humboldt County will have a new option: direct air service to Portland. Pen Air, a regional airline based in Alaska, announced via press release that it will soon be adding two daily flights between Portland and Arcata/Eureka, err, the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport. The […]