Monticello Municipal Airport (Arkansas)

Monticello Municipal Airport

Ellis Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Monticello
ServesMonticello, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL270 ft / 82 m
Coordinates33°38′19″N 091°45′04″W / 33.63861°N 91.75111°W / 33.63861; -91.75111
Map
LLQ is located in Arkansas
LLQ
LLQ
Location of airport in Arkansas
LLQ is located in the United States
LLQ
LLQ
LLQ (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,018 1,529 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations13,800
Based aircraft24

Monticello Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLLQ, FAA LID: LLQ, formerly M76), also known as Ellis Field, is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Monticello, in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Monticello.[1]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Monticello Municipal Airport is assigned LLQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 385 acres (156 ha) at an elevation of 270 feet (82 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,018 by 75 feet (1,529 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2010, the airport had 13,800 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 87.5% single-engine and 12.5% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LLQ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Monticello, Arkansas (FAA: LLQ, ICAO: KLLQ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 19 October 2011.