San Gabriel Valley Airport | |||||||||||
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Owner | Los Angeles County | ||||||||||
Operator | Los Angeles County. | ||||||||||
Serves | El Monte, California | ||||||||||
Opened | April 1944 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 296 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°05′10″N 118°02′05″W / 34.08611°N 118.03472°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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San Gabriel Valley Airport (formerly El Monte Airport) ( IATA: EMT, ICAO: KEMT, FAA LID: EMT) is a public airport 1 mile (1.6 km) north of El Monte, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In November 2014, its name was changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport. [2]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a regional reliever general aviation facility. [3]
The airport location is at 4233 Santa Anita Ave El Monte, CA 91731 and covers 103 acres (0.42 km2) at an elevation of 295.6 feet (90.1 m). [1] Its single runway, 1/19, is 3,995 by 75 feet (1,218 m × 23 m).
In 2021 the airport had 87,640 aircraft operations, average 240 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, <1 coommercial, and <1% military. In December 2021, 93 aircraft were based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 5 helicopter. [1]