FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | EMT |
Lat/Long: | 34-05-09.6320N 118-02-05.4430W 34-05.160533N 118-02.090717W 34.0860089,-118.0348453 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 295.6 ft. / 90.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14E (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile N of EL MONTE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 91731 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1944 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | EMT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 19, MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Taxiway lights: | CNTR TWY LGTS ONLY. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 121.2 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 118.75 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.75 ((626) 444-1107) |
EL MONTE GROUND: | 125.9 [0800-2000] |
EL MONTE TOWER: | 121.2 [0800-2000] |
SOCAL APPROACH: | 125.5 ;SW-NORTH |
SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 125.5 ;SW-NORTH |
CLASS C: | 127.0 ;NORTH-NE |
IC: | 125.5 ;SW-NORTH |
SETER STAR: | 127.0 |
ZIGGY STAR: | 127.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT at POC (13 nm E): | 124.4 (909-596-1523) |
WX ASOS at FUL (13 nm S): | PHONE 714-870-1372 |
WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (16 nm SW): | 127.150 (310-631-3022) |
WX ASOS at LGB (17 nm S): | PHONE 562-247-0378 |
WX AWOS-3P at CCB (17 nm E): | 119.525 (909-985-4731) |
WX ASOS at BUR (17 nm NW): | PHONE 818-841-1384 |
WX ASOS at HHR (18 nm SW): | PHONE 310-973-8930 |
- DRG HRS EL MONTE TWR IS OPNL SOCAL APP PRVDS DEP CTL SVC ON 125.5; OTR HRS DEP CTL ON 121.2.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
POMr257/12.3 | | POMONA VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 15E |
SLIr348/18.2 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
SMOr063/21.5 | | SANTA MONICA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 15E |
LAXr050/21.8 | | LOS ANGELES VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 15E |
VNYr095/24.1 | | VAN NUYS VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
PDZr277/27.1 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
ELBr314/28.9 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
RALr271/(30.1) | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 108.60 | | 14E |
PMDr162/32.8 | | PALMDALE VORTAC | | 115.55 | | 15E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 34-04.862517N | | 34-05.457367N |
Longitude: | 118-02.260400W | | 118-01.920483W |
Elevation: | 281.8 ft. | | 295.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 011 magnetic, 025 true | | 191 magnetic, 205 true |
Displaced threshold: | 290 ft. | | 641 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:3504 TODA:3995 ASDA:3755 LDA:3465 | | TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3995 LDA:3354 |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.57 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 18 ft. pole, 350 ft. from runway, 85 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RWY 01 +6 FT FENCE 120 FT R OF CNTRLN; +6 FT FENCE 120 FT LEFT & PARALLEL TO CNTRLN 0-200 FT FM END OF RY. | | 30 ft. pole, 800 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear +2 FT FENCE 75 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AT THR TO 0 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AT 200 FT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CO OF LOS ANGELES P O BOX 1460 ALHAMBRA, CA 91803-1331 Phone 626-300-4600 LA COUNTY CTC: PAUL MASELBAS, 626-300-4600 X4615. |
Manager: | SALVADOR EULLOQUI BOBADILLA 4233 SANTA ANITA AVE EL MONTE, CA 91731 Phone 626-776-4370 |
Additional Remarks
- | REMAIN OVER PAVED CHANNEL ON CLIMB OUT TO SOUTH AND TO NORTH. |
- | HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | LGTD WATER TWR 1 MI W-SW OF ARPT. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MANAGER FOR DETAILS. |
- | FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APP (800) 448-3724. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
SETER FIVE | |
download (242KB) |
ZIGGY EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (399KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (243KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (405KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (117KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (236KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPOC - Brackett Field Airport (13 nm E)
KFUL - Fullerton Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (17 nm S)
KCCB - Cable Airport (17 nm E)
KBUR - Bob Hope Airport (17 nm NW)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (18 nm S)
KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Holtzman
West Coast Aerial Photography
Photo taken 01-May-2019
looking northwest.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 12:22 |
Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 12:51 |
Sunset | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 03:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jul-2025 04:01:41 |
Local (UTC-7) | 12-Jul-2025 21:01:41 |
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METAR |
KEMT | 130045Z 21009G15KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A2993
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KMWS 8nm N | 122325Z 23003G05KT 27/11
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KPOC 13nm E | 130347Z 25011KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2997 RMK LAST
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KFUL 13nm S | 130353Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01890161
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KLGB 17nm S | 130353Z 29007KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01940156 $
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KCCB 17nm E | 119.525 909-985-4731
130335Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM 23/15 A2997 RMK AO2
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KBUR 18nm NW | 130353Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02060156
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KHHR 18nm SW | 130353Z 28007KT 10SM OVC011 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01890156
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KSLI 19nm S | 130355Z AUTO 19005KT 8SM CLR 19/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01860158 $
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KLAX 20nm SW | 130353Z 26009KT 10SM OVC008 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01830161
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TAF |
KLGB 17nm S | 121731Z 1218/1318 18006KT P6SM OVC012 FM122000 19008KT P6SM SKC FM130200 29008KT P6SM SKC FM130500 30005KT P6SM OVC012 FM131200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC008 FM131600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012
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KBUR 18nm NW | 121731Z 1218/1318 17010KT P6SM SKC FM130800 15005KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM131600 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC010
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KSLI 19nm S | 121300Z 1213/1319 VRB06KT 6000 HZ OVC010 QNH2987INS BECMG 1214/1215 VRB06KT 6000 HZ BKN011 QNH2988INS BECMG 1218/1219 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN017 QNH2989INS BECMG 1314/1315 VRB06KT 8000 HZ OVC014 QNH2989INS BECMG 1317/1318 VRB06KT 8000 HZ OVC011 QNH2999INS TX25/1223Z TN17/1312Z
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KLAX 20nm SW | 122049Z 1221/1324 26012KT P6SM SCT018 FM130200 26008KT P6SM OVC012 FM130500 26006KT P6SM OVC008 FM131000 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC006 FM131600 25005KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM132100 26012KT P6SM SCT018
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KSMO 21nm W | 121731Z 1218/1318 22005KT P6SM OVC015 FM122000 23008KT P6SM SCT015 FM130200 24006KT P6SM BKN010 FM130400 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM131400 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC010
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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