Monticello Municipal Airport , also known as Ellis Field, is a public-use

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located two

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s (4 km) east of the

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Monticello Monticello ( ) was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began designing Monticello after inheriting l ...

, in

Drew County Drew County is a county located in the southeast region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,350. The county seat and largest city is Monticello. Drew County was formed on November 26, 1846, and named for ...

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. It is owned by the City of Monticello. This airport is included in the FAA's

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for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''

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'' airport. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter

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for the FAA and

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, Monticello Municipal Airport is assigned LLQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 385

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s (156 ha) at an

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of 270 feet (82 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 3/21 with an

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surface measuring 5,018 by 75 feet (1,529 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2010, the airport had 13,800 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per day: 96%

and 4%

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. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 87.5% single-

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and 12.5% multi-engine.

References

External links

Monticello Municipal Airport (LLQ)
at Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Aerial image as of 25 January 2002
from

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'' * {{AR-Airports, state=expanded Airports in Arkansas Transportation in Drew County, Arkansas Buildings and structures in Drew County, Arkansas

Facilities and aircraft

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