Murray Field (KEKA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACV), KEKA is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Murray Field in Eureka, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Murray Field (KEKA) is a regional airport serving Eureka, CA at a field elevation of 11 ft. KEKA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,011 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACV, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KACV 281953Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01170078
What changed at KACV (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (11:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1853Z (11:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KEKA
Based on the nearest station (KACV), KEKA is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 11 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,011 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 12 | 3,011 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KEKA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,011 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KEKAWind
- 12
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KEKA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KEKA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UKI UA /OV 82CL-UKI315010 /TM 1720 /FL050 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV40SM /TB NEG
UKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 82CL-UKI315010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV40SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KEKA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACV reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 76%
- 12
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (10:20 AM PDT)
TAF KACV 281720Z 2818/2918 32003KT P6SM SKC FM282000 33011KT P6SM SKC FM290500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015
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Live crosswind meter
KEKA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACV, 11 nm away.
Wind is 25° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Charter · Flight instruction
- Pattern altitude
- 811 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KEKA
- IATA
- EKA
- FAA LID
- EKA
- City
- Eureka
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8034, -124.1130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,011 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KACV
- TAF
- Nearest KACV
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 4h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Murray Field (KEKA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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