Monmouth Municipal Airport
Monmouth Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Operator | City of Monmouth, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Serves | Monmouth, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1922 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1921 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (-6) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 753 ft / 230 m | ||||||||||
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Monmouth Municipal Airport (FAA LID: C66) is a civil, public use airport located two miles north of Monmouth, Illinois. The airport is publicly owned by the City of Monmouth.[1]
The airport hosts an annual fly-in breakfast on the 4th of July, which began in the 1980s.[2][3]
History
[edit]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.[4][5]
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.[5][6][7]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]The airport has one runway: runway 3/21 is 2899 x 60 ft (884 x 18 m) and made of asphalt.[8][9][10]
The airport operates its own fixed-base operator, 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.[4][11]
In 2023, the airport began a project to upgrade its parking apron; to extend a water line out to a fire hydrant; and to put in a new entrance road and car parking lot.[12]
In the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, 2022 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 11 based aircraft, all of which were single-engine airplanes.[8][9]
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On August 25, 2011, a single-engine airplane flipped over while landing at the Monmouth Municipal Airport. The pilot reported he hit the brakes too hard, causing the aircraft to flip over.[13][14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FAA Information about Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66)". airport-data.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Crain, Kelsey (2023-06-29). "Annual Monmouth Municipal Airport Fly-In Breakfast on July 4th". Prairie Communications, LLC. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Fly-in Breakfast a Fourth tradition: Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66), Warren County, Illinois". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "Airport". City of Monmouth. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ a b "Historic documents, memorabilia burn to the ground at Monmouth airport". ABC 8 WQAD. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Monmouth airport hangar rebuilding moves forward". Review Atlas. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Monmouth's rebuilt airport hangar to open after 2019 fire". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ a b "C66 – Monmouth Municipal Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Monmouth Municipal Airport (C66)". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Airnav: Monmouth Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Crain, Kelsey (2023-10-04). "Monmouth City Council Approves Bids to Complete Municipal Airport Projects". Prairie Communications, LLC. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Aircraft flips, lands upside down in Monmouth". The State Journal-Register. August 26, 2011. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Wellner, Brian (2011-08-25). "Plane crashes at Monmouth airport". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2024-02-18.