Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)

Coordinates: 32°30′39″N 92°02′16″W / 32.51083°N 92.03778°W / 32.51083; -92.03778
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Monroe Regional Airport
AMSL
79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates32°30′39″N 92°02′16″W / 32.51083°N 92.03778°W / 32.51083; -92.03778
Websitewww.FlyMonroe.org
Map
MLU is located in Louisiana
MLU
MLU
Location of airport in Louisiana
MLU is located in the United States
MLU
MLU
MLU (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,504 2,287 Asphalt
14/32 6,301 1,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations35,781
Based aircraft50

Monroe Regional Airport (IATA: MLU[2], ICAO: KMLU, FAA LID: MLU) is a public use airport in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Monroe and is located within the city limits three nautical miles (6 km) east of its central business district.[1]

It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[3] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 107,290 enplanements in calendar year 2011, an increase of 6.8% from 100,419 in 2010.[4]

The airport is advertised as the birthplace of Delta Air Lines; the airport's logo is a variant on the Delta logo.

History

During

Virginia
, on November 28, 1921, of injuries received in an airplane crash.

The vast majority of aircraft flown at Selman AAF were Beech C-45s, also known as the AT-7. BT-13s were flown for basic flying training, and TC-47 and TC-46s were used beginning in late 1944. It closed on until September 1, 1945. After that Selman AAF was used as a separation center for returning overseas personnel until being inactivated on May 31, 1946. The airport was returned to civil control on July 31, 1946.[5][6]

Monroe was served in the past by several airlines operating mainline jet aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80
jetliner flights to Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Birmingham, AL and other cities including one stop, no change of plane, direct service to New York City via Newark Airport. Delta operated mainline jet service into Monroe for many years.

DC-9 jet service nonstop to Memphis and New Orleans with direct, one stop service to Chicago and also direct, no change of plane, two stop service to Atlanta. Republic was subsequently acquired by Northwest Airlines
which in turn then merged with Delta.

In addition,

Convair 600
turboprop service to Houston, Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX and other destinations.

Several regional and commuter airlines served Monroe in the past as well including

BAe Jetstream 31 turboprops to Memphis.[9]

Currently, all

Embraer ERJ
regional jet aircraft.

Facilities and aircraft

Monroe Regional Airport covers an area of 2,660

mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 4/22 is 7,504 by 150 feet (2,287 x 46 m); and 14/32 is 6,301 by 150 feet (1,921 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 35,781 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 63% general aviation, 20% military, 17% air taxi, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 35 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 6 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]

Terminal

In 2009 Lincoln Builders of Ruston started construction on a new nearly 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) terminal, which was completed in mid-2011.

In October 2011, part one of a two phase passenger terminal project was completed. The original terminal was demolished and a new passenger terminal was constructed to include a new baggage claim and car rental facility. The new terminal is located adjacent to the site of the original facility and features new ticket counters, a cocktail lounge and a restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The new terminal has six gates with four of these gates being equipped with jet bridges.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Delta Connection Atlanta

Cargo airlines

The following airlines offer scheduled cargo service:[10]

AirlinesDestinations
Baron Aviation (FedEx Feeder) Memphis

Statistics

Carrier shares for MLU
(Nov. 2015 – Oct. 2016)[11]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
ExpressJet
197,000(98.8%)
SkyWest
2,400(1.2%)
Top domestic destinations for MLU
(Nov. 2015 – Oct. 2016)[11]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Atlanta, Georgia 47,000 Delta
2 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 34,000 American
3 Houston-Intercontinental 19,000 United

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MLU: Monroe Municipal)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2011" (PDF, 1.7 MB). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  6. OCLC 71006954, 29991467
  7. ^ departedflights.com; Royale Airlines Nov. 1, 1984 system timetable
  8. ^ departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), New Orleans flight schedules
  9. ^ departedflights.com, April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Memphis schedules
  10. ^ "Routes".
  11. ^ a b "Monroe, LA: Monroe Regional (MLU)".
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    . September 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

External links

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