- Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport
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Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport IATA: none – ICAO: KEQY – FAA LID: EQY Summary 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 / 35.01889°N 80.62028°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,500 1,676 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 56,100 Based aircraft 86 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] 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]
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.[1]
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 206 acres (83 ha) at an elevation of 679 feet (207 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for EQY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (ICAO: KEQY, FAA: EQY)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/KEQY. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ Torralba, Mike (2007-10-18). "Steps taken to issue bonds: Capital improvement package for $43 million covers airport, tower". Charlotte Observer.
External links
- Airport page at City of Monroe website
- Monroe Airport (EQY)PDF (277 KB) from North Carolina DOT
- Aerial photo as of 13 March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EQY, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KEQY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KEQY
Categories:- Airports in North Carolina
- Transportation in Union County, North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Union County, North Carolina
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