Monterey Regional Airport Guide
Monterey Regional Airport sits on Olmstead Road, just north of Highway 68, between the Monterey Peninsula and the Salinas Valley. It is the commercial airport for the peninsula's resort towns, golf courses and the Monterey Bay coast. The airport was known as Monterey Peninsula Airport until September 2011.
In 2025 the airport handled 659,867 passengers and 54,094 aircraft operations. It has two asphalt runways: 10R/28L at 7,175 feet and 10L/28R at 3,503 feet. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Express, Allegiant and Delta fly from the airport, with nonstop routes to hubs and cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, Seattle, San Diego and Las Vegas. JSX and United add seasonal flights.
A replacement terminal is under construction and is expected to open to the public in summer 2027. The current terminal is open from 3:30 AM until the last arrival, every day of the year. Highway 68 links the airport to Highway 1 and to Salinas.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 660K passengers (2025)2 runwaysopened 1936
- Location
- 36.587, -121.844
- Operator
- Monterey Peninsula Airport District
Terminals
1 terminalMonterey Regional Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 6 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalDomestic
Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JSX, United Airlines
Nearby cities
5 citiesMonterey Regional Airport is closest to Monterey (5 km west), and also serves Seaside, Pacific Grove and other nearby areas. With 5 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Monterey5 km west
- Pacific Grove9 km northwest
- Seaside8 km northwest
- Carmel-by-the-Sea14 km southwest
- Salinas32 km northeast
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