# Monroe Regional Airport (MLU / KMLU)

**Monroe Regional Airport** (IATA: MLU, ICAO: KMLU) is a medium airport in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,504 ft (2,287 m). In 2025 it handled 230 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MLU / KMLU
- FAA: MLU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 79 ft / 24 m
- Coordinates: 32.5109, -92.0377
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,504 ft / 2,287 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches
- Passengers: 229,747 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.FlyMonroe.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Regional_Airport_(Louisiana) (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452290
- Weather station: KMLU
- Ident: KMLU

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Monroe Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 7,504 ft / 2,287 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 14/32 | 6,301 ft / 1,921 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 140° / 320° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00270AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 227,651 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 203,555 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 206,039 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 213,773 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 229,988 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 110,281 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 165,192 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 173,268 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 189,509 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 206,378 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 229,747 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 292 mi / 470 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 447 mi / 720 km · Delta Connection

### Cargo (1)

- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 211 mi / 340 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MLU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 230K (2025) | #1,476 of 3,974 | #326 in North America | #217 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,504 ft / 2,287 m | =3,106 of 29,858 | =664 in North America | =492 in US |
| Elevation | 79 ft / 24 m | =37,844 of 43,403 | =17,155 in North America | =14,275 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.150 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.050 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.650 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | DE RIDDER RDO | 122.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [ELD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keld.md) South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field · 67 mi / 107 km
- [ESF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kesf.md) Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · 79 mi / 126 km
- [KLLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kllq.md) Monticello Municipal Ellis Field · 80 mi / 128 km
- [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · 87 mi / 140 km
- [GLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kglh.md) Mid Delta Regional Airport · 91 mi / 146 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monroe_Regional_Airport_(Louisiana)&oldid=1367884726), revision of 5 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlu/data