Airport type Public 3/21 4,000 1,219 Asphalt Elevation 294 m Owner Wayne County, Kentucky | Elevation AMSL 963 ft / 294 m 4,000 1,219 Aircraft operations 8,437 Phone +1 606-340-9151 Serves Monticello | |
Address 519 Airport Rd, Monticello, KY 42633, USA Similar Lake Cumberla Regional, Lake Cumberla State Res, Lake Cumberla State Dock, Russell County, Wayne County Judge | ||
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. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.
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.
Facilities and aircraft
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).
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.