Monroe Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Monroe, in Louisiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MLU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MLU
- ICAO code
- KMLU
- City
- Monroe
- State or region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.5109° N, 92.0377° W
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,287 m (7,504 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MLU means Monroe Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMLU. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.5109° N, 92.0377° W. It stands 24 metres (79 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Shreveport, about 161 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Monroe Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,287 metres (7,504 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 283.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,287 m 7,504 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,921 m 6,301 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin FieldEl Dorado | ELD | 107 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | AEX | 140 km |
| Mid Delta Regional AirportGreenville | GLH | 146 km |
| Shreveport Regional AirportShreveport | SHV | 168 km |
| Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportJackson | JAN | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,129 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,057 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,722 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,344 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,859 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,451 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,890 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,720 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,231 km | 17 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.