Monterey Regional Airport

For the airport in Monterrey, Mexico, see Monterrey International Airport.
Monterey Regional Airport
Summary
OperatorMonterey Peninsula Airport District
ServesMonterey County
LocationMonterey, California
Elevation AMSL257 ft / 78 m
Coordinates36°35′13″N 121°50′35″W / 36.58694°N 121.84306°W / 36.58694; -121.84306
Websitemontereyairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10R/28L 7,175 2,187 Asphalt
10L/28R 3,503 1,068 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations54,246
Total passengers514,000
Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Monterey Regional Airport (IATA: MRY, ICAO: KMRY, FAA LID: MRY) is three miles (5 km) southeast of Monterey, in Monterey County, California, United States. It was created in 1936[2] and was known as the Monterey Peninsula Airport until the board of directors renamed it on September 14, 2011.[3]

The airport is owned by the municipalities that make up the Monterey Peninsula Airport District. It is a public entity and its five-member board of directors is publicly elected.[4]

The airport has its origins with flights from the polo field of the Hotel Del Monte in 1910. In 1941, local communities formed the Monterey Peninsula Airport District and acquired land to build an airport. World War II intervened, and the U.S. Navy leased the land, opening Naval Auxiliary Air Station Monterey on May 23, 1943. The Navy remained at the airport until 1972.[5]

  1. ^ https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Monterey Peninsula Airport: History". Archived from the original on December 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ A Special Presentation to the Regional Airport Planning Committee, June 27, 2008
  5. ^ Shettle, Jr., M. L. "Historic California Posts: Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Monterey". California State Military Museum. Retrieved 2014-02-12.