Bay Area airport congestion brings bizjet boom to Monterey

A major expansion of business aircraft facilities at the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula Airport (MRY) is under way, thanks to growing airport congestion in th

By Paul Seidenman

May 21, 2008

A major expansion of business aircraft facilities at the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula Airport (MRY) is under way, thanks to growing airport congestion in the San Francisco Bay Area and MRY’s reputation for world-class golf courses. Situated within the city limits of Monterey, 120 mi south of San Francisco, the airport is considered a regional facility and also serves the nearby communities of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Watsonville, Marina, Del Rey Oaks and Sand City.

The airport is currently served by Mesa (dba America West Express), American Eagle and SkyWest (dba United Express), which operate a combined total of 72 daily scheduled flights. In addition, some 60,500 general aviation operations took place last year at MRY, of which approximately 65 percent were turbine aircraft. In fact business jets and turboprops now account for about half of the 149 GA aircraft based at the airport.

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