- Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)
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Monroe Regional Airport 
USGS aerial image as of 12 February 1998 IATA: MLU – ICAO: KMLU – FAA LID: MLU Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Monroe Serves Monroe, Louisiana Elevation AMSL 79 ft / 24 m Coordinates 32°30′39″N 092°02′16″W / 32.51083°N 92.03778°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 7,507 2,288 Asphalt 14/32 5,000 1,524 Asphalt 18/36 5,001 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 44,706 Based aircraft 93 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] 
Location of Monroe Regional Airport, LouisianaMonroe Regional Airport (IATA: MLU, ICAO: KMLU, FAA LID: MLU) is a public use airport in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Monroe and is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of its central business district.[1]
The airport is advertised as the birthplace of Delta Air Lines; the airport's logo is a variant on the Delta logo.
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Facilities and aircraft
Monroe Regional Airport covers an area of 2,660 acres (1,080 ha) at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 7,507 by 150 feet (2,288 x 46 m); 14/32 is 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m); 18/36 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]
In 2009 Lincoln Builders of Ruston started construction on a new nearly 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) terminal scheduled to be completed in 2011.
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2008, the airport had 44,706 aircraft operations, an average of 122 per day: 66% general aviation, 14% air taxi, 11% scheduled commercial and 9% military. At that time there were 93 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 19% multi-engine, 8% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
Airlines Destinations American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air Houston-Intercontinental Continental Express operated by Express Jet Houston-Intercontinental Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta History
During World War II, the United States Army Air Force Flying Training Command used the airport as a cadet training center beginning in August 1942.
The airfield was named Selman Army Airfield, named after a Navy Pilot, Lieutenant Augustus J. Selman, U.S.N., a native of Monroe, LA, died at Norfolk, VA, on November 28, 1921, of injuries received in an airplane crash in the line of duty
The vast majority of aircraft flown at Selman AAF were Beech C-45s, also known as the AT-7. BT-13s were flown for basic flying training, and TC-47 and TC-46s were used beginning in late 1944. It closed on until 1 September 1945. After that Selman AAF was used as a separation center for returning overseas personnel until being inactivated on 31 May 1946. The airport was returned to civil control on 31 July 1946
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MLU (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. - ^ Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
External links
- Monroe Regional Airport
- 2nd Lieutenant David Moll, USAAF
- Detailed history of Selman Army Airfield
- FAA Airport Diagram for MLU (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MLU, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMLU
- ASN accident history for MLU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMLU
- FAA current MLU delay information
Categories:- 1942 establishments
- Airports in Louisiana
- Monroe, Louisiana
- Buildings and structures in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
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