Montgomery Field

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Montgomery Field
IATA: MYF - ICAO: KMYF - FAA: MYF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of San Diego
Serves		San Diego, California
Elevation AMSL		427 ft (130.1 m)
Coordinates		32°48′57″N, 117°08′22″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	3,400	1,036	Asphalt
10L/28R	4,577	1,395	Asphalt
10R/28L	3,401	1,037	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
	ft	m
H1	100	30	Asphalt
H2	48	15	Asphalt

Montgomery Field (IATA: MYF, ICAO: KMYF, FAA LID: MYF) is a public airport located in San Diego, California, United States, six miles (10 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of San Diego. The airport covers 456 acres (185 ha) and has three runways and two helipads.

It is named for John J. Montgomery, an aviation pioneer who in 1883 made the first manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flights in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. Montgomery Field is one of the nation's busiest airports for small aircraft and has a number of flying clubs and flying schools based there.

[edit] Accidents and incidents

• On September 25, 1978, a Cessna 172 named N7711G took off from Montgomery Field. The aircraft collided into N533PS, on PSA Flight 182, causing N7711G to disintegrate and N533PS to crash.

[edit] References

• FAA Airport Master Record for MYF (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] External links

• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMYF
  • ASN accident history for MYF
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMYF