Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City
K52 · Monroe City, Missouri · Monroe County · map
Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City is a public-use airport owned by the City of Monroe, 1 mile south of Monroe City, Missouri, 737 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,515 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City?
Its FAA code is K52.
Where is Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City?
It is 1 mile south of Monroe City, Missouri, 737 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,515 feet long, asphalt.
Does Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City?
1 pilot examiner and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA K52
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Monroe
- Elevation
- 737 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 965 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,515 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 20 ft high 495 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 21 ft high 425 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Quincy and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.225 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Hannibal Regional (14 nm northeast), Mexico Memorial (29 nm south), Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field (31 nm northeast), Omar N Bradley Airport (34 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate PAPI runways 09 and 27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude light aircraft 800 feet above ground level, turbo prop and jets 1500 feet above ground level
- +1-4' fence 0-200' from runway end 120'R.
- 1-5 feet fence 65-200 feet from runway end and 120 feet R; 1-5 feet fence 0-200 feet from runway end and 125 feet L.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Monroe City from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Monroe City, Missouri: 3 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
- Andrew Donovan Dow private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Quincy, IL (31 nm) · (515) 297-0924 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Monroe City 4 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/K52.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.