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 *

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- in

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* Rohnerville Airport

References

External links

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