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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 50 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,375 takeoffs and landings a year. About 103,793 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Monroe Regional?
Its FAA code is MLU, and its ICAO code is KMLU.
Where is Monroe Regional?
It is 3 miles east of Monroe, Louisiana, 79 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Monroe Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 7,504 feet long.
Does Monroe Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Monroe Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Monroe Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, Gulfport-Biloxi International, Alexandria International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Monroe Regional?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Texas la Flyers LLC and Small Mountain Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Monroe Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Monroe Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Ruston Regional (28 nm west), Kelly-Dumas Airport (38 nm northeast), Z M Jack Stell Field (41 nm north).
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 Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,161 departures from MLU in those twelve months, carrying 125,889 passengers in 158,464 seats (79% filled), to 31 destinations on 9 airlines.
All 31 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 6 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 34,375, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,600 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,538 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,607 |
| general aviation, local | 9,340 |
| military | 6,290 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Monroe from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Monroe, Louisiana: 34 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 business jets, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Texas la Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Monroe
- Small Mountain Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · West Monroe, 7 miles away Mountain Flyers Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
Repair stations in Monroe:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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 airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners.
- Jimmy Wayne Fordham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monroe, LA (0 nm) · (318) 547-4109 · [email protected]
All 7 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 · 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. 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 45 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops
- Macallen Chemical INC 2 aircraft in town
- Texas la Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Small Mountain Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Sparrow Inspections LLC · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,098 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,026 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM) 3 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Envoy Air
- Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) 3 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Alexandria International (AEX) 2 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
- EL Paso International (ELP) 2 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Shreveport Regional (SHV) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,733 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MLU.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.