Jack MC Namara Field
CEC · KCEC · Crescent City, California · Del Norte County · map
Jack MC Namara Field is a public-use airport, 3 miles northwest of Crescent City, California, 61 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCEC · observed 11:56 am PDT (18:56 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:36 am PDT (18:36 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet MVFR
- At times between Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): a broken layer at 300 feet LIFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 300 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility ½ mile, fog, overcast at 200 feet LIFR
- From Wed 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet LIFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCEC 061856Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01560122
TAF KCEC 061836Z 0619/0718 31006KT 3SM BR SCT003 TEMPO 0619/0620 BKN003 FM062000 33005KT P6SM SCT003 FM070100 16004KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM070700 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV002
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CEC · ICAO KCEC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1943
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 86 ft high 1,520 ft from the end
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 148 ft, 4,850 ft available for landing, gnd 55 ft high 1,075 ft from the end
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the left, 4,850 ft available for landing, road 9 ft high 350 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cec and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.925 | |
| Crescent City Rco | 122.3 | Crescent City · Communications provided by oakland radio on frequency 122.3 (Crescent City rco). |
| Arcata and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 707-465-5458.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Crescent City from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Crescent City, California: 13 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Prior to 15 may 59
- A 150 feet lighted tower 3300 feet west cec VOR.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 12; runway end identifier lights runway 18, 36, and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Ridge lns of shifting sand dunes 30-50 feet above ground level and 1000 feet off approach end runway 18.
- Transient parking ramp estd weight limit 20000 pounds, the FBO (fixed-base operator) ramp estd weight limit 60000 pounds.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.