Coles County Memorial
MTO · KMTO · Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois · Coles County · map
Coles County Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Coles County Airport Authority, 4 miles east of Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, 722 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 6,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 55 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,050 takeoffs and landings a year. About 14 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Coles County Memorial?
Its FAA code is MTO, and its ICAO code is KMTO.
Where is Coles County Memorial?
It is 4 miles east of Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, 722 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Coles County Memorial?
The longest of its 3 runways, 11/29, is 6,501 feet long.
Does Coles County Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Coles County Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Coles County Memorial?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Charleston Afb/Intl, Tuscaloosa Ntl, Concord. Every route
Are there flight schools at Coles County Memorial?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Land of Lincoln Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Coles County Memorial?
4 pilot examiners 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Coles County Memorial…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MTO · ICAO KMTO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Coles County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 722 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, M to F, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm; November to March, M to F, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- 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
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1951
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 6,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 5,799 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 1,098 × 250 ft | Grass |
- Runway 11: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 29: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 56 ft high 2,592 ft from the end
- Runway 06: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 52 ft high 2,139 ft from the end
- Runway 24: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.85 | |
| Mto and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.475 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 217-234-8442.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Effingham County Regional (27 nm southwest), Shelby County (27 nm west), Edgar County (31 nm northeast).
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 Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 29; runway end identifier lights runway 06, 11 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. Activate high-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 and incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Corner stone markers; length and width.
- Airport surface condition not monitored between 2300Z-1300Z.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3 departures from MTO in those twelve months, carrying 349 passengers in 509 seats (69% filled), to 3 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles County Memorial → Charleston Afb/Intl MTO–CHS | 1 | 105 | Allegiant Air |
| Coles County Memorial → Tuscaloosa Ntl MTO–TCL | 1 | 112 | Allegiant Air |
| Coles County Memorial → Concord MTO–USA | 1 | 132 | TEM Enterprises dba ... |
All 3 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 | 41 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 8 |
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 27,050, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,550 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,000 |
| general aviation, local | 14,000 |
| military | 500 |
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 Mattoon/Charleston from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Mattoon/Charleston, IL as the owner's town.
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:
- Land of Lincoln Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Mattoon, 4 miles away
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Ethan James Malavolti private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Terre Haute, IN (45 nm) · (309) 645-9774 · [email protected]
- John Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN (45 nm) · (812) 596-4627 · [email protected]
- John Phillip Mellor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mellor Aviation · Terre Haute, IN (45 nm) · (812) 870-9686 · [email protected]
- Steven Edward Stombaugh private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN (45 nm) · (317) 272-6180 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 10 since 1982, 1 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Land of Lincoln Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Charleston Afb/Intl (CHS) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Tuscaloosa Ntl (TCL) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Concord (USA) 1 flights in twelve months · TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,052 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MTO.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.