Millard Airport (Nebraska)

Millard Airport (IATA: MIQ, ICAO: KMLE, FAA LID: MLE) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is owned and operated by the Omaha Airport Authority,[1] who also owns the main airport of Omaha, Eppley Airfield.

Millard Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOmaha Airport Authority
Servesgreater Omaha, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL1,051 ft / 320 m
Map
MLE
Location of airport in Nebraska / United States
MLE
MLE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,801 1,159 Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations72,300
Based aircraft173

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Millard Airport is assigned MLE by the FAA and MIQ by the IATA (which assigned MLE to Malé International Airport on Hulhulé Island in the Malé Atoll of the Maldives).[2][3]

Facilities and aircraft

Millard Airport covers an area of 165 acres (67 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (12/30) measuring 3,801 x 75 ft (1,159 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2005, the airport had 72,300 aircraft operations, an average of 198 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 173 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and 1% jet.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MLE (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. Great Circle Mapper: MIQ / KMLE - Omaha, Nebraska (Millard Airport)
  3. Great Circle Mapper: MLE / VRMM - Malé, Hulhulé, Maldives
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