Nonstop flights to the Denver International Airport out of Humboldt County are scheduled to resume June 3, adding to some new travel options announced in recent months. The United Airlines service, which started two years ago, was put on hold in April of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are really excited for the return […]
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Airport Equipment Upgrades Leading to Flight Disruptions
Flying out of Humboldt is always tinged with the possibility of delays or cancellations but flights over the next few days are going be disrupted by equipment upgrades rather than the usual affliction of weather. According to a release, the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, is working on navigation equipment on the main runway, which […]
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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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UPDATE: PenAir Dropping Humboldt Route, Effective Monday
UPDATE: Just a few days after word came that PenAir was pulling out of Humboldt, the airline announced today that the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is looking to end its Crescent City flights. Humboldt County will be back down to one airline option at the end of the day while […]
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Airport Updater: Loans, Z rejection, Portland, and a bigger jet
The county’s Aviation Division is likely to receive some temporary financial relief in the form of an intra-county loan, should the division’s dwindling trust funds be unable to support an ongoing structural deficit. As the Journal reported in March, the division was facing a fiscal year-end deficit of more than $800,000. The aviation enterprise fund […]