Humboldt County Administrative Office release:

Early this summer, the Humboldt County Department of Aviation began conducting a long-overdue major rehabilitation project of the paid parking lots at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV) in McKinleyville.

Parking will continue to be impacted during construction, which is expected to last through mid-November.

Once this project is completed, parking at ACV will provide modern, quick and user-friendly services for passengers. Improvements will include new parking lot surfaces, an increased number of ADA-accessible spaces, electric vehicle (EV) charging availability, quicker parking lot entry and exit and 40% more parking spaces than were previously available.

Construction of the first two phases of this project is nearly complete and work on Phase III is anticipated to start in mid-October. Completion of Phase III is expected by mid-November.

At this time, the majority of the main paid parking area at ACV remains closed to the public. However, limited paid parking is available in overflow parking lots. It is expected that most of the main paid parking lot will be open for public use beginning Monday, Oct. 14. Overflow parking lots will also be available as needed while Phase III is completed.

Tips for Passengers

While work for this project continues, the Department of Aviation encourages passengers to arrange for a ride to be dropped off and picked up for their flights to and from ACV. This will help reduce traffic at the airport and demand on the limited temporary paid parking lots during construction.  Ride services available include:

Lane closures in the vicinity of the ACV Terminal and associated construction traffic may cause congestion at times. Passengers should allow for extra time to get to and from the ACV Terminal. It is recommended to arrive one and half hours prior to departure for domestic flights and two hours before departure for international flight itineraries.

The Department of Aviation appreciates everyone driving safely and slowly at ACV while these improvements are made.

For more information on the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport, please visit FlyACV.com.