Monticello Airport (IATA: MXC[2][3], FAA LID: U64) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.[1] The airport's current site on the east side of U.S. Route 191 opened in 2011, replacing the former Monticello Airport (FAA: U43) which was located on the west side of the highway.

Monticello Airport
IATA: MXC ICAO: none FAA LID: U64
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Monticello
Serves	Monticello, Utah
Elevation AMSL	6,966 ft / 2,123 m
Coordinates	37°55′57″N 109°20′28″W
Map
U64 Location of airport in Utah
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 2,310 Based aircraft 10
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Monticello Airport covers an area of 264 acres (107 ha) at an elevation of 6,966 feet (2,123 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,000 by 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,310 aircraft operations, an average of 192 per month: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: nine single-engine and one multi-engine.[1]

Former airport

The former Monticello Airport (FAA LID: U43) was located at coordinates 37°56′14″N 109°20′47″W and covered an area of 75 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 6,998 feet (2,133 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,817 by 75 feet (1,468 x 23 m).[4][5] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was categorized as a general aviation facility.[6] This airport saw commuter airline service by at least three carriers from the 1970s through the 1990s. Sun Valley Key Commuter, Transwestern Airlines, and Alpine Air all provided direct flights to Moab and Salt Lake City.[7]

References

External links

• Airport page at City of Monticello website
• Aerial image of former airport location, as of July 1997 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for U64
  • AirNav airport information for U64
  • ASN accident history for MXC
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for U64