The relocation of the Weaverville Airport has been a planning issue for the Trinity County Board of Supervisors for the last 8 years. The Weaverville airport is actually a major asset to the whole of Trinity County. The airport provides the ability for air ambulance service, disaster relief (i.e., flying in firefighters), brings in tourists, and aids in search and rescue. Also, having an airport can attract new businesses as it greatly decreases travel time and shipping times.

Weaverville is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Trinity County, California located in the Trinity Mountains approximately 50 miles west of Redding and 100 miles east of Arcata in northwestern California.

Trinity County consists of small rural population centers that are isolated due to mountainous terrain and limited road systems. The majority of the county is mountainous and forested. Over 72% of the county's total land area is in federal or state ownership. Timber management, watershed management and recreation dominate land uses in the county.

Reasons for a new airport:

• Nighttime activity is restricted to emergency service providers.
  
  The runway is constrained by gradient and obstructions in the approach and departure zones. The runway is single directional. Planes must take off to the south and land to the north due to gradient and surrounding terrain.
  
  There are no on-site fueling facilities
  
  The site does not comply with FAA standards for obstruction clearance, runway gradient, or runway/taxiway separation for design aircraft. The airport is seriously constrained by topography and surrounding land use. Terrain to the north and east penetrates the horizontal and conical surfaces of the runway.
  
  The community of Weaverville is located south of the airport; the Weaverville landfill is to the west; a residential area is located north of the airport, and a county-operated juvenile hall has been constructed near the north end of the airport.
  
  Land use conflicts in the vicinity of the Weaverville Airport include tree encroachment into controlled air space.