KEKA · Murray Field

EUREKA, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

3,011

Longest ft · 12/30

40.80N

124.11W

Murray Field serves Eureka, California at 7 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 3,011 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	3,011 × 75 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	7 ft	2,439 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,207 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,407 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,409 ft	2,908 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 3,011 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (3,546 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KEKA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KACV California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport	10 nm N	6,046 ft
KCEC Jack Mc Namara Field Airport	59 nm N	5,002 ft
KRDD Redding Municipal Airport	85 nm E	7,003 ft
KO46 Weed Airport	85 nm NE	5,000 ft
KRBL Red Bluff Municipal Airport	94 nm SE	5,431 ft
KLLR Little River Airport	94 nm S	5,249 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEKA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KEKA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KEKA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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