San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) is a towered public-use field in El Monte, California, roughly 16 nautical miles from the Los Angeles metro area. Business aviation traffic runs light, consistent with its ops tier 3 classification and single-runway layout.
Runways
San Gabriel Valley Airport has one paved runway, 01/19, 3,995 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
San Gabriel Valley Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
San Gabriel Valley Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Los Angeles International (KLAX), 20 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
San Gabriel Valley Airport recorded 894 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at KEMT peaks in January and May, per FAA TFMSC data, with lighter volume in the fall months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 93 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
San Gabriel Valley Airport averages 17.2 days above 90°F in August and 0.5 freeze days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 87.6°F, and December the coldest, at 67.8°F.
Weather station is 3.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
San Gabriel Valley Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery when the control tower is closed, call SoCal Approach.
When the control tower is closed, activate REIL for runway 19 and MIRL for runway 01/19 via CTAF.
On runway 01, a fence 6 feet high stands 120 feet right of centerline, with another 6-foot fence running left of and parallel to centerline from the runway end to 200 feet beyond it.
A fence 2 feet high stands 75 feet right of centerline at the threshold, tapering to the centerline itself at 200 feet from the threshold.
The approach ratio is 35:1 to the displaced threshold, or 33:1 to the displaced threshold when accounting for a power line obstruction over 45 feet high located 1,490 feet from the displaced threshold.
The approach ratio is 48:1 to the displaced threshold.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect; contact the airport manager for details.
Heavy bird activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Remain over the paved channel during climb-out to both the south and the north.
A lighted water tower stands 1 mile west-southwest of the airport.
(E81) Only the center taxiway lights are in operation.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
San Gabriel Valley Airport has five airfields within 18 NM. The closest is Brackett Field (KPOC), 12.59 NM east.
Part of the Los Angeles area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KEMT
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KEMT.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KEMT?
Yes, San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended year-round, so fuel service is not limited to specific hours or days.
Is there customs clearance at KEMT?
San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at KLAX, approximately 20 nautical miles away.
How long is the runway at KEMT?
KEMT has a single paved runway, 01/19, measuring 3,995 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving San Gabriel Valley Airport.