- Monmouth Executive Airport
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Monmouth Executive Airport IATA: BLM – ICAO: KBLM – FAA LID: BLM Summary Airport type Public Owner Wall Herald Corp. Serves Monmouth County Location Belmar / Farmingdale, New Jersey Elevation AMSL 159 ft / 48 m Coordinates 40°11′13″N 074°07′30″W / 40.18694°N 74.125°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 3,707 1,130 Asphalt 14/32 7,300 2,225 Asphalt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 57,229 Based aircraft 213 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Monmouth Executive Airport (IATA: BLM, ICAO: KBLM, FAA LID: BLM) is a public-use airport located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The airport is five miles (8 km) west of the central business district of Belmar and east of Farmingdale. It is privately owned by the Brown family, and was formerly known as Allaire Airport.
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Facilities and aircraft
Monmouth Executive Airport covers an area of 850 acres (340 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 3,707 × 50 ft. (1,130 × 15 m) and 14/32 measuring 7,300 × 100 ft. (2,225 × 24 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 57,229 aircraft operations, an average of 156 per day: 83% general aviation and 17% air taxi. There are 213 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 3% helicopters.[1]
Incidents and accidents
On February 15, 2010, a small aircraft, identified as a Cessna 337, crashed on approach to the airport, killing all five people on board. Witnesses said the plane broke apart after aborting a landing.[2]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for BLM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ "Four Dead and 1 Missing in N.J. Plane Crash". The New York Times. 15 February 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/15/us/AP-US-Small-Plane-Crash-New-Jersey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss. Retrieved 15 February 2010.[dead link]
External links
- Aviation photos of Belmar/Farmingdale Allaire Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBLM
- ASN accident history for BLM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KBLM
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