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KEMT · San Gabriel Valley Airport

ICAO · US · 38 NTSB events

ID KEMT FAA EMT Elev 296 ft Lat 34° 5.17' N Lon 118° 2.10' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,995 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 025° 3,995 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
19 205° 3,995 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.750
  • GND GND 125.900
  • TWR TWR 121.200
  • CTAF CTAF 121.200
  • A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 125.500
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KEMT on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: H3995X75 (ASPH–AFSC) S–12.5 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 0…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–3504 TODA–3995 ASDA–3755 LDA–3465 RWY 19: TORA–3995 TODA–3995 ASDA–3995 LDA–3354
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT When ATCT clsd ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 19, MIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect, ctc arpt manager for details.
  • ·Heavy bird activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Lgtd water twr 1 mile west–southwest of arpt.
  • ·Remain over paved channel on climb out to south and to north.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 626-776-4370
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.75 (626) 444–1107.
  • ·CTAF 121.2 ATIS 118.75 626–444–1107 UNICOM 122.95 ®SOCAL APP/DEP CON 125.5 (SW–North) TOWER 121.2 (1600–0400Z‡) GND CON 125.9
  • ·CLASS D svc 1600–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·POMONA (L) (L) VORTACW 110.4 POM Chan 41 N34º04.70´ W117º47.22´ 257º 12.4 NM to fld. 1265/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 300º–045º byd 20 NM VOR unusable: 280º–300º byd 20 NM blo 13,000´ 300º–045º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 280º–300º byd 20 NM blo 14,000´ 300º–045º byd 20 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For Clnc Del when ATCT clsd call SoCal App (800)448–3724.
  • ·During hrs El Monte twr is operational SoCal App provides dep ctl svc on 125.5; other hrs dep ctl on 121.2.
  • ·EL NIDO N37º13.17´ W120º24.01´ NOTAM FILE MCE.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 113.85 HYP Chan 85(Y) 291º 6.7 NM to Merced Yosemite Rgnl. 184/15E.
  • ·EL TORO N33º40.56´ W117º43.87´ NOTAM FILE RAL.
  • ·(T) (T) VORW/DME 117.2 ELB Chan 119 256º 6.9 NM to John Wayne/Orange Co. 338/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–105º byd 12 NM 060º–100º 135º–150º byd 10 NM 315º–320º byd 10 NM DME unusable: 000º–110º byd 16 NM 164º–215º byd 26 NM blo 6,000´ ELK HILLS–BUTTONWILLOW (See BUTTONWILLOW on page 126) ELLS FLD/WILLITS MUNI (See WILLITS on page 315) LOS ANGELES COPTER L–3E, 4G, 7B, A IAP, AD SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–3B LOS ANGELES COPTER L–3E, 4H, A SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

El Monte Airport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

38 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

40

since 1982

Fatal

2

5.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

8

≈ 0.8/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 194,365 ops in 1992

2024 total

90,604

10-yr total

873,786

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.46

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=38

  • Other 11
  • Loss of control 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-01-06 Cessna 150D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2014-07-17 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-01-21 Dickson Vans Aircraft RV-8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-10-06 Cessna 172L · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2022-03-23 Autogyro Cavalon · Loss of control · day →
2020-11-03 Stinson 108-3 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-01-06 Cessna 172H · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-08-31 Cessna 510 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2017-07-14 JANSEN PAZMANY PL 2 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2017-05-26 Cessna 175 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2014-05-03 Bell 47G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2011-06-23 Beech A36 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-07-14 Cessna 310K · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-02-15 Robinson R22 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-01-25 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · day →
2000-08-26 Fogerson Richard D RV-6A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-02-19 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · day →
1997-05-07 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-12-30 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1993-07-31 Robinson R44 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-06-16 Piper PA-28-161 · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-03-22 Cessna 421 · Other · VMC · night →
1990-05-11 Piper PA-30 · Ground collision · day →
1987-08-04 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day →
1987-02-10 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1986-09-17 Aero Commander 112A · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-15 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-09-14 Piper PA-22-108 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-04-18 Piper PA28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-10-15 Rotorway Executive · Other · day →
1985-01-12 Cessna 177B · Other · VMC · day →
1984-10-16 Cessna 172RG · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1984-10-02 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-10-25 Cessna 210E · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1983-07-30 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-16 HOMEBUILT STARDUSTER TWO · Other · VMC · day →
1982-11-26 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · day →
1982-04-20 Piper PA-38-112 · Loss of control · day →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Andrew Joseph Strack Fullerton CA 13 nm
James Mason Reid La Verne CA 13 nm
Russell Calverley La Verne CA 13 nm
Brandon Joseph Kuchmecki Yorba Linda CA 18 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Carson CA 18 nm
Anthony James Gadis Upland CA 19 nm
Christopher Robert Kaplan Upland CA 19 nm
Michael Raymond Granek Long Beach CA 19 nm
Ronald Darren Malm Long Beach CA 19 nm
Mark Dilullo Chino CA 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Nastassia Brett Toruno-Hernandez El Monte CA 1 nm
Freddy Anthony Cordon-Perez El Monte CA 1 nm
Yutaka Tan El Monte CA 1 nm
Brandon Maxwell Terepka-Applebaum El Monte CA 1 nm
Joseph Yuan Gee Fung Temple City CA 2 nm
Ken Kin Wah Kwan Temple City CA 2 nm
Jinglong Kang Rosemead CA 3 nm
Boyd Wallace Grandy Arcadia CA 3 nm
Gilbert Herrera Jr Arcadia CA 3 nm
Jonathan David Smalldridge Arcadia CA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Matthew Owen Sclimenti El Monte CA 1 nm
Mark Hugh Firestone Sr El Monte CA 1 nm
Quan Vuu El Monte CA 1 nm
Vichith Saisanith El Monte CA 1 nm
Phat So Vuu El Monte CA 1 nm
Kenny Chi Wong El Monte CA 1 nm
Narciso Lopez Cuevas El Monte CA 1 nm
Lawrence Wong El Monte CA 1 nm
Michael Nhat Van Phung El Monte CA 1 nm
Oscar Rene Guzman El Monte CA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Wingnuts Aircraft Service
La Verne, CA
13 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Long Beach, CA
18 nm
Affordable Avionics
Chino, CA
21 nm
Century Aircraft Painting
Chino, CA
21 nm
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
21 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
21 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
22 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
24 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
24 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
24 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.