Monmouth_Executive_Airport

Monmouth Executive Airport

Monmouth Executive Airport

Airport in Wall Township, Monmouth County

Monmouth Executive Airport (IATA: BLM[2], ICAO: KBLM, FAA LID: BLM) is a privately owned, public use airport in Monmouth County, New Jersey.[1] It is in Wall Township six miles west of Belmar (which its codes are derived from), east of Farmingdale.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. Prior to 2003, it was known as Allaire Airport.[3] The airport was sold on December 3, 2013 to a consortium known as Wall Aviation.[4] The new owners intend to evict current renters and upgrade the facility to serve corporate clients.[5]

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In an analysis by the Regional Plan Association in 2011, Monmouth Executive scored highly as a potential airport for airline flights to expand capacity and relieve aviation congestion in the New York area.[6]

Facilities

Monmouth Executive Airport covers 850 acres (344 ha) at an elevation of 153 feet (47 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 7,345 by 85 feet (2,239 x 26 m) and 3/21 is 3,508 by 50 feet (1,069 x 15 m).[1]

In the year ending July 31,2022, the airport had 63,750 aircraft operations, average 175 per day: 85% general aviation and 15% air taxi.[1]

Incidents and accidents

On February 15, 2010 a small aircraft, identified as a Cessna 337, crashed on approach to the airport, killing all five people on board. The NTSB accident report indicated that the pilot made an abrupt maneuver while exceeding the operating limitations of the aircraft which caused a structural failure of the right wing.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for BLM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "IATA Airport Code Search (BLM: Belmar / Monmouth County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "KBLM – Allaire Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. October 3, 2002. Archived from the original on November 7, 2002.
  4. [4]
    Strunsky, Steve (December 8, 2013). "After 75 years in the family, Monmouth Executive Airport is under new management". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. [5]
    Serrano, Ken (Nov 22, 2013). "Monmouth airport's new owners hope to lure more corporate jets". Asbury Park Press. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. [6]
    Zupan, Jeffrey M.; Brone, Richard E.; Lee, Matthew H. (January 2011), Upgrading to World Class The Future of the New York Region's Airports (PDF), Regional Plan Association, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24
  7. [7]
    "N12NA". Retrieved August 24, 2023. From Aviation Safety Network.
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