Coles County Memorial Airport

Coles County Memorial Airport
IATA: MTO – ICAO: KMTO – FAA LID: MTO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Coles County Airport Authority
Serves	Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	722 ft / 220 m
Coordinates	39°28′41″N 088°16′45″W / 39.47806°N 88.27917°WCoordinates: 39°28′41″N 088°16′45″W / 39.47806°N 88.27917°W
Website	ColesCountyAirport.com
Map
MTO MTO Location of airport in Illinois/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 6,501 1,982 Concrete 6/24 5,799 1,768 Asphalt 18/36 1,080 329 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 32,708 Based aircraft 60
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Coles County Memorial Airport (IATA: MTO, ICAO: KMTO, FAA LID: MTO) is between the cities of Mattoon and Charleston in Coles County, Illinois.^[1][2] Owned by the Coles County Airport Authority,^[1] it is five miles east of Mattoon^[1] and six miles west of Charleston. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.^[3]

Airline flights started around 1955 (Ozark DC-3s) and ended in 2000-2001.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,225 acres (496 ha) at an elevation of 722 feet (220 m). It has three runways:^[1]

• 11/29 is 6,501 by 150 feet (1,982 x 46 m) concrete/grooved; ILS equipped
• 6/24 is 5,799 by 100 feet (1,768 x 30 m) asphalt
• 18/36 is 1,080 by 250 feet (329 x 76 m) turf

Other facilities:

• VOR/DME (MTO): 109.40 MHz automated weather available on VOR
• Fixed-base operator: Central Illinois Air
• Airport Steakhouse Restaurant

In 2010 the airport had 32,708 aircraft operations, average 89 per day: 92% general aviation, 8% air taxi, and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 5% helicopter, and 5% ultralight.^[1]

References

1. FAA Airport Master Record for MTO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
2. "Coles County Memorial Airport". Retrieved November 22, 2012.
3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27. External link in |work= (help)

External links

• Coles County Airport
• Central Illinois Air, the fixed-base operator
• Aerial image as of March 1999 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for MTO, effective November 10, 2016
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for MTO
  • AirNav airport information for KMTO
  • ASN accident history for MTO
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures