Monticello Muni/Ellis Field
LLQ · KLLQ · Monticello, Arkansas · Drew County · map
Monticello Muni/Ellis Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Monticello, 2 miles east of Monticello, Arkansas, 268 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,020 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLLQ · observed 1:53 pm CDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 53°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLLQ 061853Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 30/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03000117
TAF KLLQ 061720Z 0618/0718 04006KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LLQ · ICAO KLLQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Monticello
- Elevation
- 268 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,020 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 35 ft high 1,400 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 540 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Llq and automated weather (ASOS) | 133.325 | |
| Greenville and center (remote transmitter) · Pine Bluff Center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.875 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 870-367-1019.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Monticello from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Monticello, Arkansas: 11 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 03 and 21; PAPI runways 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
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 5, 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.