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Coordinates: 34°05′10″N 118°02′05″W / 34.08611°N 118.03472°W / 34.08611; -118.03472
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'''San Gabriel Valley Airport was renamed primarily do by the efforts of Gabriel Lopez the president of the SGV Airport pilots Association (formerly El Monte Airport)''' {{Airport codes|EMT|KEMT|EMT}} and is a public [[airport]] in the center of the San Gabriel Valley in the city of [[El Monte, California|El Monte]], in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. The airport covers {{convert|103|acre|ha|0}} and has one [[runway]]. In November 2014, the airport's name was officially changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20141116/airfield-in-el-monte-christened-as-san-gabriel-valley-airport-during-air-fair|title = Airfield in El Monte christened as San Gabriel Valley Airport during air fair|last = Day|first = Brian|date = November 16, 2014|work = [[Pasadena Star News]]|accessdate = November 16, 2014}}</ref>
'''San Gabriel Valley Airport (formerly El Monte Airport)''' {{Airport codes|EMT|KEMT|EMT}} is a public [[airport]] one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) north of [[El Monte, California|El Monte]], in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. The airport covers {{convert|103|acre|ha|0}} and has one [[runway]]. In November 2014, the airport's name was officially changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20141116/airfield-in-el-monte-christened-as-san-gabriel-valley-airport-during-air-fair|title = Airfield in El Monte christened as San Gabriel Valley Airport during air fair|last = Day|first = Brian|date = November 16, 2014|work = [[Pasadena Star News]]|accessdate = November 16, 2014}}</ref>


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{{Geographic Location
{{Geographic Location
| Center =San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport
| Centre =San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport
| North =[[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]] & [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]] & [[North El Monte, California|North El Monte]]
| North =[[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]] & [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]] & [[North El Monte, California|North El Monte]]
| Northeast =[[Baldwin Park, California|Baldwin Park]]
| Northeast =[[Baldwin Park, California|Baldwin Park]]

Revision as of 15:29, 25 April 2020

San Gabriel Valley Airport
Aerial view of the airport, facing northwest
Summary
Airport typeCounty of Los Angeles
OperatorAmerican Airports Corp.
ServesEl Monte, California
LocationEl Monte, California
Elevation AMSL296 ft / 90 m
Coordinates34°05′10″N 118°02′05″W / 34.08611°N 118.03472°W / 34.08611; -118.03472
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,995 1,218 Asphalt

San Gabriel Valley Airport (formerly El Monte Airport) (IATA: EMT, ICAO: KEMT, FAA LID: EMT) is a public airport one mile (1.6 km) north of El Monte, in Los Angeles County, California. The airport covers 103 acres (42 ha) and has one runway. In November 2014, the airport's name was officially changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport.[1]

References

  1. ^ Day, Brian (November 16, 2014). "Airfield in El Monte christened as San Gabriel Valley Airport during air fair". Pasadena Star News. Retrieved November 16, 2014.