Airport Facility & Flight Planning Information
San Gabriel Valley Airport

Location

FAA Identifier: 

EMT

Lat/Long: 

34-05-09.6320N / 118-02-05.4430W
34-05.160533N / 118-02.090717W
34.0860089 / -118.0348453
(estimated)

Elevation: 

296 ft. / 90.2 m (surveyed)

Variation: 

14E (1985)

From city: 

1 mile N of EL MONTE, CA

Time zone: 

UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)

Zip code: 

91731

Airport Operations

Airport use: 

Open to the public

Activation date: 

04/1944

Sectional chart: 

LOS ANGELES

Control tower: 

yes

ARTCC: 

LOS ANGELES CENTER

FSS: 

RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

NOTAMs facility: 

EMT (NOTAM-D service available)

Attendance: 

CONTINUOUS

Pattern altitude: 

1296 ft. MSL

Wind indicator: 

lighted

Segmented circle: 

yes

Lights: 

WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19, REIL RY 19, PAPI RYS 01 AND 19 - CTAF.

Beacon: 

white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Taxiway lights: 

CNTR TWY LGTS ONLY.

ATCT Hours

0700 to 2100

EMT- AWOS

Telephone

Frequency

Latitude and Longitude

(626) 444-1107

118.75 MHz

34-05-17.71N and 118-02-02.71W

 

Airport Communications

CTAF: 

121.2

UNICOM: 

122.95

ATIS: 

118.75

EL MONTE GROUND: 

125.9 [0800-2000]

EL MONTE TOWER: 

121.2 [0800-2000]

SOCAL APPROACH: 

125.5

SOCAL DEPARTURE: 

125.5

WX ASOS at FUL (13 nm S): 

PHONE 714-870-1372

WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (16 nm SW): 

127.150 (310-631-4958)

WX ASOS at LGB (17 nm S): 

PHONE 562-424-0572

WX ASOS at BUR (17 nm NW): 

PHONE 818-841-1384

WX ASOS at HHR (18 nm SW): 

PHONE 310-973-8930

 

NDB name

  

Hdg/Dist

  

Freq

  

Var

  

ID

EL MONTE

at field

359

15E

EMT

COMPTON

027/15.9

378

15E

CPM

PACOIMA

104/21.5

370

15E

PAI

Airport Services

Fuel available: 

100LL JET-A

Parking: 

tie downs

Airframe service: 

MAJOR

Powerplant service: 

MAJOR

Bulk oxygen: 

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 

3995 x 75 ft. / 1218 x 23 m

Surface: 

asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity: 

Single wheel: 

12.5

Runway edge lights: 

medium intensity

RUNWAY 1

  

RUNWAY 19

Latitude: 

34-04.862517N

34-05.457367N

Longitude: 

118-02.260400W

118-01.920483W

Elevation: 

281.8 ft.

295.6 ft.

Gradient: 

0.3% UP

0.4%

Traffic pattern: 

left

right

Runway heading: 

011 magnetic, 025 true

191 magnetic, 205 true

Displaced threshold: 

290 ft.

641 ft.

Declared distances: 

TORA:3504 TODA:3995 ASDA:3755 LDA:3465

TORA:3995 TODA:3995 ASDA:3995 LDA:3354

Markings: 

basic, in good condition

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator: 

2-light PAPI on left (4.57 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on right (4.50 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights: 

no

yes

Touchdown point: 

yes, no lights

yes, no lights

Obstructions: 

18 ft. pole, 350 ft. from runway, 85 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 +6 FT FENCE 120 FT R OF CNTRLN; +6 FT FENCE 120 FT LEFT & PARALLEL TO CNTRLN 0-200 FT FM END OF RY.

30 ft. pole, 800 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
+2 FT FENCE 75 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AT THR TO 0 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AT 200 FT.

Additional Remarks

REMAIN OVER PAVED CHANNEL ON CLIMB OUT TO SOUTH AND TO NORTH.

HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

LGTD WATER TWR 1 MI W-SW OF ARPT.

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MANAGER FOR DETAILS.