Monmouth Executive Airport
Encyclopedia
Monmouth Executive Airport is a public-use airport
located in Monmouth County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The airport is five miles (8 km) west of the central business district
of Belmar
and east of Farmingdale
. It is privately owned by the Brown family, and was formerly known as Allaire Airport.
paved runway
s: 3/21 measuring 3,707 × 50 ft. (1,130 × 15 m) and 14/32 measuring 7,300 × 100 ft. (2,225 × 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 57,229 aircraft operations, an average of 156 per day: 83% general aviation
and 17% air taxi
. There are 213 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 3% helicopter
s.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is five miles (8 km) west of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Belmar
Belmar, New Jersey
Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,794. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government....
and east of Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,329....
. It is privately owned by the Brown family, and was formerly known as Allaire Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Monmouth Executive Airport covers an area of 850 acres (344 ha) which contains two asphaltAsphalt
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paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 3/21 measuring 3,707 × 50 ft. (1,130 × 15 m) and 14/32 measuring 7,300 × 100 ft. (2,225 × 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 57,229 aircraft operations, an average of 156 per day: 83% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 17% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
. There are 213 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 3% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.