Kneeland Airport is a public airport operated by Humboldt County southeast of Eureka, California. Located on a mountain ridge at over above sea level, this airfield is used by general aviation aircraft, which sometimes seek an alternate airport when nearby low-lying airports are under fog. The airport has a California Dept. of Forestry (CDF) Helitack Station. Kneeland Airport is also used as an excellent sky watching location for the Humboldt Astronomers club.
Facilities Kneeland Airport covers . Its one runway, 15/33, is and is asphalt 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 - in Eureka Rohnerville Airport
References
External links Live skycams at Kneeland Airport