San Gabriel Valley Airport

Airport in El Monte, California, United States

San Gabriel Valley Airport

View facing northwest

* IATA: EMT
* ICAO: KEMT
* FAA LID: EMT

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner/Operator| County of Los Angeles
Serves| Greater Los Angeles
Location| El Monte, California, U.S
Opened| April 1944; 81 years ago (1944-04)
Elevation AMSL| 296 ft / 90 m
Coordinates| 34°05′10″N 118°02′05″W﻿ / ﻿34.08611°N 118.03472°W﻿ / 34.08611; -118.03472
Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
1/19  | 3,995  | 1,218  | Asphalt
Statistics
| Aircraft operations (2021)| 87,640

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Based aircraft (2021)| 93

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

San Gabriel Valley Airport (IATA: EMT, ICAO: KEMT, FAA LID: EMT) — formerly El Monte Airport — is a public airport in El Monte, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In November 2014, its name was changed from El Monte Airport to San Gabriel Valley Airport.[2]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a regional reliever general aviation facility.[3]

## Facilities

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The airport location is at 4233 Santa Anita Ave El Monte, CA 91731 and covers 103 acres (0.42 km2) at an elevation of 295.6 feet (90.1 m).[1] Its single runway, 1/19, is 3,995 by 75 feet (1,218 m × 23 m).

In 2021 the airport had 87,640 aircraft operations, average 240 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, <1 commercial, and <1% military. In December 2021, 93 aircraft were based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 5 helicopter.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for EMT PDF, effective September 7, 2023.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. p. 20\. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

## External links

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* Los Angeles portal
* Aviation portal

* FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 7, 2025
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for EMT
* AirNav airport information for KEMT
* ASN accident history for EMT
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
* SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

Places adjacent to San Gabriel Valley Airport

| Temple City | Arcadia & Monrovia & North El Monte | Baldwin Park

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San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport

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South El Monte | South El Monte -I-10 | Avocado Heights & Industry

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