Wayne County Airport (Kentucky)
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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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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]
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
[edit]Wayne 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
[edit]References
[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 October 31, 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