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W48 Essex Skypark Airport
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W48
Lat/Long: 39-15-44.7150N / 076-25-55.6050W
39-15.745250N / 076-25.926750W
39.2624208 / -76.4321125
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 4.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of BALTIMORE, MD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 21221

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1947
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at MTN (4 nm N): PHONE 410-682-8848
WX ASOS at BWI (12 nm SW): PHONE 410-691-1278
WX AWOS-3 at W29 (18 nm S): 120.575 (410-643-8795)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (19 nm SW): 123.925

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BALr074/12.0BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
PPMr234/17.2PHILLIPS VOR/DME108.4009W
EMIr127/28.9WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
ADWr047/34.0ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
OTTr034/36.4NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
DCAr058/37.1WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MARTIN238/3.334211WMTN -- - -.
ELLICOTT106/16.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
ANNE ARUNDEL065/18.626010WBUH -... ..- ....
ABERDEEN234/22.334911WAPG .- .--. --.
EASTON338/32.221210WESN . ... -.
GAITHERSBURG090/34.638509WGAI --. .- ..
GEORGETOWN067/37.932309WGTN --. - -.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2084 x 30 ft. / 635 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-15.889000N39-15.601500N
Longitude: 076-26.047500W076-25.806000W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 157 magnetic, 147 true magnetic, true
Displaced threshold: 185 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (4.50 degrees glide path)panels that may or may not be lighted, on right (4.50 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 74 ft. trees, 534 ft. from runway, 123 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions: 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 16W  RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BALTIMORE COUNTY
400 WASHINGON AVE
TOWSON, MD 12104
Phone 410-887-4420
Manager: RON LANE
1401 DIFFENDALL ROAD
ESSEX, MD 21221
Phone 410-282-8091

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 44
Single engine airplanes: 42
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 September 2009

Additional Remarks

NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
NO HELO OPNS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMTN - Martin State Airport (4 nm N)
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (12 nm SW)
KAPG - Phillips Army Airfield (17 nm NE)
W29 - Bay Bridge Airport (18 nm S)
KFME - Tipton Airport (19 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3711:37
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 07:51:23
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 02:51:23
 
METAR
KMTN 
3nm N 
100727Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM UP OVC007 00/00 A2955 RMK AO2 P0003
KDMH 
9nm W 
100654Z AUTO M01/M02 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP013 P0003 T10061022 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
KBWI 
13nm SW 
100704Z 02005KT 2 1/2SM -FZDZSN BR BKN004 OVC010 M01/M02 A2955 RMK AO2 P0000
KNAK 
17nm S 
100733Z AUTO 36005KT 2 1/2SM -FZRA BR OVC008 M01/M02 A2952 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
KW29 
18nm S 
100728Z AUTO 36004KT 2SM OVC004 00/00 A2953 RMK AO1
KFME 
19nm SW 
100727Z AUTO 02003KT 2 1/2SM OVC005 M02/M02 A2956 RMK AO1
TAF
KMTN 
3nm N 
092343Z 1000/1024 10004KT 1SM -SN OVC008 FM100200 03006KT 1/2SM SN OVC005 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM102200 31022G38KT 2SM -SN BKN008 OVC015 AMD NOT SKED 1002/1012
KBWI 
13nm SW 
100540Z 1006/1112 05010KT 5SM -FZRASN BR OVC005 TEMPO 1006/1008 VRB03KT 5SM -SN BR SCT005 OVC009 FM101000 34008KT 1SM -SN SCT004 OVC006 FM101200 32010G15KT 1/2SM SN SCT002 OVC004 FM101400 31013G23KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1014/1017 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM1
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Essex Skypark Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 BALTIMORE ESSEX AREA 4.1 67-92
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BALTIMORE NORTH 5.9 134-174

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 Essex Skypark Airport

1 in Rosedale
10 in Linthicum
1 in Whitemarsh
62 in Baltimore
4 in Glen Burnie
12 in Linthicum Heights
7 in Edgewood
6 in Towson
4 in Elkridge
4 in Timonium
1 in Catonsville
11 in Hanover
3 in Pikesville
1 in Cockeysville
5 in Bel Air
2 in Ellicott City
3 in Hunt Valley
21 in Annapolis
7 in Jessup
 

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