Samoa Field Airport

Samoa Field Airport formerly Eureka Municipal Airport (FAA LID: O33) is a city-owned, public airport 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Eureka, on the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States.[1]

Samoa Field Airport (formerly Eureka Municipal Airport)
O33's location in California
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Eureka
ServesEureka, California
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates40°46′51″N 124°12′44″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 2,700 823 Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations5,000
Based aircraft18

Facilities

The airport covers 657 acres (266 ha) and is about 20 feet (6.1 m) above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,700 by 60 feet (823 by 18 m) and is paved with asphalt.

Sixty percent of its flights are local and 40% are transient. In the year ending December 3, 2004 the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day. Eighteen aircraft were then based at the airport: 89% single-engine and 11% ultralight.[1]

15 city maintained hangars are available at the airport.

The airport is within walking distance (950 feet (290 m)) to the Pacific Ocean.

Humboldt Bay Social Club is located near the Airport and offers Bar and Restaurant, Vacation rentals, hotel suites and event spaces. No other services are at or near the airport.

World War II

The field was built as a blimp and seaplane base during World War II called Eureka Auxiliary Field.[2][3]

Other local airports

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for O33 PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields, Naval Auxiliary Air Facilities (Lighter Than Air and Seaplane) and Section Base, Eureka
  3. UN Navy Eureka Auxiliary Field
  • Resources for this airport:
  • Some history of Samoa Field, City of Eureka
  • Samoa Field, SkyVector
  • , Humboldt Bay Social Club
  • Dione F. Armand (January 2008). Eureka and Sequoia Park. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-7385-5573-7.


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