Wayne County Airport (ICAO: KEKQ, FAA LID: EKQ) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Wayne County Airport Board.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Wayne Co. Arpt Board | ||||||||||
| Serves | Monticello, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 963 ft / 294 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°51′19″N 084°51′22″W / 36.85528°N 84.85611°W | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned EKQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editWayne County Airport covers an area of 121 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 963 feet (294 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2021, the airport had 8,640 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: all single-engine.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for EKQ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 28 December 2023.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Wayne County Airport (ICAO: KEKQ, FAA: EKQ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
External links
edit- Aerial image as of 11 March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EKQ, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EKQ
- AirNav airport information for KEKQ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures