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]
Wayne County Airport | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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]
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 September 21, 2007, the airport had 8,437 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 23% multi-engine and 9% helicopter.[1]