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San Gabriel Valley Airport (formerly El Monte Airport) is a public airport north of El Monte, in
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, United States. In November 2014, its name was changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport. The
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for 2019–2023 categorized it as a regional reliever general aviation facility.


Facilities

The airport covers at an elevation of . Its single runway, 1/19, is . In 2018 the airport had 89,307 aircraft operations, average 245 per day: >99%
general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
, <1%
air taxi An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) an ...
, and <1% military. In June 2020, 104 aircraft were based at this airport: 96 single-engine, 17 multi-engine, and 5
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.


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* Airports in Los Angeles County, California El Monte, California {{California-airport-stub