Airports near Monticello, KY
6 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Monticello, Kentucky — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Wayne County (KEKQ), 2.4 nm S. Closest public fuel: KEKQ (100LL,A+), 2.4 nm. Longest runway: 5,801 ft at KSME.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Monticello | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEKQ | Wayne County Monticello · Airport | 2.4 nm S | Public | 4,000 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| 08KY | Boss Burnside · Airport | 11.4 nm NE | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| K24 | Russell County Jamestown · Airport | 14.4 nm NW | Public | 5,010 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| KSME | Lake Cumberland Regional Somerset · Airport | 14.5 nm NE | Public | 5,801 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| 7KY4 | Spring Creek Airpark Albany · Airport | 21.7 nm SW | Private | 3,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 18I | Mc Creary County Pine Knot · Airport | 24.7 nm SE | Public | 2,999 ft | 100LL | CTAF 123.05 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Monticello as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.