Monroe Regional
MLU · KMLU · Monroe, Louisiana · Ouachita County · map
Monroe Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Monroe, 3 miles east of Monroe, Louisiana, 79 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 7,504 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMLU · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMLU 062153Z 03007KT 10SM CLR 32/15 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP128 T03170150
TAF KMLU 061724Z 0618/0718 03006KT P6SM FEW060 FEW150 FM070000 01003KT P6SM FEW060 FM071300 06005KT P6SM FEW060
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 MLU · ICAO KMLU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Monroe
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,504 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 6,301 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 22: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.9 | Monroe |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.05 | Monroe |
| Clearance delivery | 118.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.65 | Monroe |
| Ground | 121.9 | Monroe |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service Within 20 NM below 4000 feet | 118.15 | Monroe |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service | 126.9 | Monroe |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Monroe |
| Monroe and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.325 | Monroe |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 318-327-5675.
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 Monroe from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Monroe, Louisiana: 34 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 business jets, 2 drones. 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 Louisiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Taxiways J and east east of runway 04/22 not available for air carrier operations with over 9 psgr seats.
- Taxiway east east of runway 04/22 restricted to aircraft with wingspan under 90 feet. Taxiway C turnaround between approach end runway 22 and taxiway C1 closed to aircraft wingspan more than 49 feet. Taxiway C2 closed.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runways 04 and 22; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 04, 22, 14 and 32 operates continuously.
- Bird act on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.