San Gabriel Valley Airport (IATA: EMT, ICAO: KEMT, FAA LID: EMT) — formerly El Monte Airport — is a public airport in El Monte, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In November 2014, its name was changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | County of Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| Location | El Monte, California, U.S | ||||||||||
| Opened | April 1944 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 296 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′10″N 118°02′05″W / 34.08611°N 118.03472°W | ||||||||||
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a regional reliever general aviation facility.[3]
Facilities
editThe airport location is at 4233 Santa Anita Ave El Monte, CA 91731 and covers 103 acres (0.42 km2) at an elevation of 295.6 feet (90.1 m).[1] Its single runway, 1/19, is 3,995 by 75 feet (1,218 m × 23 m).
In 2021 the airport had 87,640 aircraft operations, average 240 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, <1 commercial, and <1% military. In December 2021, 93 aircraft were based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 5 helicopter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for EMT PDF, effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ Day, Brian (November 16, 2014). "Airfield in El Monte christened as San Gabriel Valley Airport during air fair". Pasadena Star News. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
External links
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- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EMT
- AirNav airport information for KEMT
- ASN accident history for EMT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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