Samoa Field
O33 · Eureka, California · Humboldt County · map
Samoa Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Eureka, 2 miles west of Eureka, California, 20 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,700 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Samoa Field?
Its FAA code is O33.
Where is Samoa Field?
It is 2 miles west of Eureka, California, 20 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Samoa Field?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,700 feet long, asphalt.
Does Samoa Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Samoa Field?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA O33
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Eureka
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,700 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | · Be aware, the common traffic frequency frequency shared with nearby airport. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County (13 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Murray Field (5 nm east), California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County (13 nm north), Rohnerville Airport (14 nm south), Garberville Airport (46 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Day use only; closed nights.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Director office, Eureka city hall.
- Be aware, the common traffic frequency frequency shared with nearby airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Eureka from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Eureka, California: 25 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eureka 27 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,655 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/O33.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.