Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport
Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Monroe | ||||||||||
Serves | Monroe, North Carolina | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 679 ft / 207 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°01′08″N 080°37′13″W [17] | ||||||||||
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Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport (ICAO: KEQY, FAA LID: EQY) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Monroe, a city in Union County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the City of Monroe and was formerly known as Monroe Regional Airport.[1]
Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Monroe | ||||||||||
Serves | Monroe, North Carolina | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 679 ft / 207 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°01′08″N 080°37′13″W [17] | ||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
For the 12-month period ending August 20, 2008, the airport had 56,100 aircraft operations, an average of 153 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 86 aircraft based at this airport: 82.6% single-engine, 11.6% multi-engine, 3.5% jet and 2.3% helicopter.[1]
As of October 18, 2007, the City of Monroe was requesting funding from state and federal sources for $25 million in improvements to Monroe Regional Airport. These improvements, to be finished by the summer of 2009, included extending the runway to up to 7500 feet, adding more hangars, and expanding the terminal.[4]