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MD12 Bell Airport
Emmittsburg, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MD12
Lat/Long: 39-38-11.0000N / 077-17-34.0000W
39-38.183333N / 077-17.566667W
39.6363889 / -77.2927778
(estimated)
Elevation: 370 ft. / 113 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 4 miles S of EMMITTSBURG, MD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 21727

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1990
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DMW (13 nm E): 121.25 (410-876-1281)
WX AWOS-3 at FDK (14 nm S): 124.875 (301-600-1457)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FDKr024/(14.0)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr308/16.8WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
HGRr105/(26.3)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
MRBr067/29.8MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
THSr127/35.2ST THOMAS VORTAC115.0007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK239/25.625411WEUD . ..- -..
GAITHERSBURG357/28.638509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT322/31.837111WFND ..-. -. -..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 2100 x 60 ft. / 640 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EARL S. BELL
PO BOX 300
EMMITSBURG, MD 21727
Phone 301-447-3646
Manager: EARL S. BELL
PO BOX 300
EMMITSBURG, MD 21727
Phone 301-447-3646

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 1
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MD12.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (13 nm E)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (14 nm S)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (16 nm SE)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (20 nm W)
KTHV - York Airport (26 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4811:48
Sunset16:5821:58
Evening civil twilight17:2722:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 18:05:19
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 13:05:19
 
METAR
KDMW 
13nm E 
091752Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3033 RMK AO2
KFDK 
14nm S 
091753Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A3036 RMK AO2
KHGR 
21nm W 
091753Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP272 6//// T02060083 10206 20072 58029 PWINO TSNO $
KTHV 
25nm NE 
091753Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP266 T02110094 10211 20011 58034
TAF
KMRB 
35nm SW 
091720Z 0918/1018 19004KT P6SM SCT250 FM092200 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM101200 32003KT 5SM BR BKN150 FM101500 01003KT P6SM BKN150
KBWI 
40nm SE 
091720Z 0918/1024 19006KT P6SM BKN200 FM092200 19003KT P6SM BKN200 FM101000 01003KT 5SM BR BKN200 FM101400 05003KT P6SM BKN200
KMDT 
42nm NE 
091720Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT 4SM HZ BKN250 FM092000 20004KT 6SM HZ BKN250 FM092100 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 FM100500 VRB02KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM101100 VRB02KT 2SM BR BKN100 BKN250 FM101600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250
KIAD 
43nm S 
091720Z 0918/1024 19005KT P6SM BKN250 FM092200 19003KT P6SM BKN200 FM101000 01003KT 5SM BR BKN200 FM101400 04003KT P6SM BKN200

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bell Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bell Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Bell Airport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND STES EMMITSBURG 4.9 96-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bell Airport

1 in Emmitsburg
1 in Thurmont
1 in Fairfield, PA
19 in Gettysburg, PA
3 in Westminster
19 in Frederick
4 in Hanover, PA
 

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