Monticello Municipal Airport (Arkansas)

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]

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
Map
LLQ
Location of airport in Arkansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,018 1,529 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations13,800
Based aircraft24

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]

References
  1. 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.
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