Monticello Airport (Utah) Explained

Monticello Airport
Iata:MXC
Faa:U64
Type:Public
Owner:City of Monticello
City-Served:Monticello, Utah
Elevation-F:6,970
Coordinates:37.9325°N -109.3411°W
Pushpin Map:USA Utah
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Utah
Pushpin Label:U64
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:5,998
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 10/1/2023)
Stat1-Data:2,207
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:5
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Monticello Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The airport's current site on the east side of U.S. Route 191 opened in 2011, replacing the former Monticello Airport (FAA: U43) which was located on the west side of the highway.

Facilities and aircraft

Monticello Airport covers an area of 264 acres (107 ha) at an elevation of 6,970 feet (2,124 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,998 by 75 feet (1,828 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2023,, the airport had 2,207 aircraft operations, an average of 42 per week: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: all single-engine.

Former airport

The former Monticello Airport was located at coordinates 37.9372°N -109.3464°W and covered an area of 75 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 6,998 feet (2,133 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,817 by 75 feet (1,468 x 23 m).[2] [3] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was categorized as a general aviation facility.[4] This airport saw commuter airline service by at least three carriers from the 1970s through the 1990s. Sun Valley Key Commuter, Transwestern Airlines, and Alpine Air all provided direct flights to Moab and Salt Lake City.[5]

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 3, 2010.
  3. Web site: U43  - Monticello Airport . FAA data republished by AirNav . March 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110316201204/http://www.airnav.com/airport/U43 . March 16, 2011.
  4. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  5. Official Airline Guide

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