Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport Explained

Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport
Icao:KEQY
Faa:EQY
Type:Public
Owner:City of Monroe
City-Served:Monroe, North Carolina
Elevation-F:683
Elevation-M:208
Coordinates:35.0189°N -80.6203°W
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:7,001
R1-Length-M:2,134
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 9/4/2021)
Stat1-Data:56,100
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:122
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport 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.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013,[2] it is a reliever airport for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EQY by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport covers an area of 206acres at an elevation of 683 feet (208 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,001 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 4, 2021, the airport had 56,100 aircraft operations, an average of 154 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 122 aircraft based at this airport: 105 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, and 7 jet.

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]

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2009 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  3. Web site: Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport (ICAO: KEQY, FAA: EQY) . Great Circle Mapper . 16 April 2010.
  4. News: Torralba . Mike . Steps taken to issue bonds: Capital improvement package for $43 million covers airport, tower . . 2007-10-18 .

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