Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
White County Airport (KMCX) is a public, non-towered field in Monticello, Indiana, with a single paved runway and a 2025 traffic tier that reflects modest business aviation volume. It handles a mix of local and transient piston and light turbine traffic, with no on-airport customs facility, and it sits within reach of Chicago-area airspace. Fuel is available on a self-service basis around the clock, and the field is staffed at set hours during the day.
White County Airport has one paved runway, 18/36, 5,001 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
White County Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
White County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Gary / Chicago International (KGYY), 62 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
White County Airport recorded 188 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March and July. Business aviation traffic at KMCX concentrates in the spring and summer months, with March and July recording the highest monthly counts in the 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 30 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
White County Airport averages 5.8 days above 90°F in July, 26.6 freeze days in January and 2.6 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84.6°F, and January the coldest, at 34.4°F.
Weather station is 7.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
White County Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
REIL for runway 18/36 and MIRL for runway 18/36 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Deer are present in the vicinity of the airport.
The taxiway edge is marked with 2-foot yellow cylinder reflectors.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day.
Underwing and overwing refueling are available upon request. Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day.
The visual glide slope indicator is unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
Frequent aerial application traffic occurs during the months of June, July, and August.
For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
White County Airport has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Delphi Municipal, 10.89 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
$1,200.00 catering order at KMCX.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
It does not move with the size of the order.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
White County Airport (KMCX) has a single paved runway, 18/36, measuring 5,001 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field, and its length accommodates a range of light turbine and piston traffic. There is no crosswind runway option at this airport.
White County Airport offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day, and underwing and overwing refueling can be arranged upon request. The field itself is attended daily from 0800 to 1600 local time, outside of which pilots rely on the self-service option.
KMCX does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs facility is at KGYY, located approximately 61.83 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance near White County Airport should plan their routing through that airport instead.
White County Airport reports deer activity in the vicinity of the field, which pilots should watch for during arrivals and departures. The airport also sees frequent aerial application traffic during June, July, and August. Both factors are worth noting when planning operations at KMCX during the warmer months.