Monmouth Municipal Airport

Monmouth Municipal Airport is a civil, public use airport located two miles north of Monmouth, Illinois. The airport is publicly owned by the City of Monmouth.[1]

History

The airport was founded in 1921 by a group known as the Aero Club. The Club raised money both from the community and the Curtiss-Iowa Aircraft Corporation. It is the oldest continuously operating airport in Illinois.[2][3]

In 2019, a fire destroyed the airport's main hangar, destroying not only the hangar but also administrative building, airport documents, and eight of the ten aircraft stored there.The airport's plans for a new hangar was approved in 2021. The new hangar was completed in 2022 and opened for use in July of that year.[3][4][5]

Facilities

The airport has one runway: runway 3/21 is 2899 x 60 ft (884 x 18 m) and made of asphalt.[6][7][8]

The airport operates its own FBO, offering fuel; parking and hangars; and a courtesy car. Local pilots can take advantage of flight training and aircraft rental. Aerial photography services are also available.[2][9]

Aircraft

In the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport had 96 airport operations per week, or about 5000 per year. These are 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. For the same time period, the airport had 9 based aircraft, all of which are single-engine.[6][7]

References
  1. "FAA Information about Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66)". airport-data.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. "Airport". City of Monmouth. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. "Historic documents, memorabilia burn to the ground at Monmouth airport". ABC 8 WQAD. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. "Monmouth airport hangar rebuilding moves forward". Review Atlas. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. "Monmouth's rebuilt airport hangar to open after 2019 fire". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. "Airnav: C66 – Monmouth Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. "C66 – Monmouth Municipal Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  8. "Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66)". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  9. "Airnav: Monmouth Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

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