Monroe Regional Airport (North Carolina)

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Monroe Regional Airport
IATA: none - ICAO: KEQY - FAA: EQY
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Monroe
Serves		Monroe, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL		679 ft (207 m)
Coordinates		35°01′08″N, 080°37′13″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	5,500	1,676	Asphalt

Monroe Regional Airport (ICAO: KEQY, FAA LID: EQY) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Monroe, a city in Union County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers 206 acres (83 ha) and has one runway.

As of October 18, 2007, the City of Monroe was requesting funding from state and federal sources for $25 million in improvements to Monroe Regional Airport. These improvements, to be finished by the summer of 2009, included extending the runway to up to 7500 feet, adding more hangars, and expanding the terminal.^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Torralba, Mike. "Steps taken to issue bonds: Capital improvement package for $43 million covers airport, tower", Charlotte Observer, 2007-10-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 

[edit] References

• Monroe Regional Airport (official page)
• FAA Airport Master Record for EQY (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] External links

• Monroe Regional Airport PDF (277 KiB) at North Carolina DOT
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KEQY
  • ASN accident history for EQY
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEQY