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W48 Essex Skypark Airport
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: ACTVT MIRL AND REILS RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 -- - -.
INSTITUTE107/9.140408WIUB .. ..- -...
ELLICOTT106/16.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
ANNE ARUNDEL065/18.626010WBUH -... ..- ....
ABERDEEN233/22.334910WAPG .- .--. --.
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 good condition
Runway edge lights: medium 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 fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (4.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 66 ft. trees, 542 ft. from runway, 155 ft. left and right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APPROACH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPL THD AND CL
63 ft. trees, 1294 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

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: 37
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 October 2012

Additional Remarks

NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.

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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Photo taken 18-Apr-2010

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4909:49
Sunrise06:1810:18
Sunset20:0300:03
Evening civil twilight20:3200:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 08:31:04
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 04:31:04
 
METAR
KMTN 
3nm N 
130748Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2985 RMK AO2
KDMH 
9nm W 
130754Z AUTO 27/22 A2983 RMK AO1 SLP102 T02670222
KEDG 
10nm NE 
SuperAWOS
130755Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM 25/22 A2987
KBWI 
13nm SW 
130754Z 19004KT 10SM FEW055 SCT070 BKN120 BKN200 25/22 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02500217
KNAK 
17nm S 
130754Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT075 26/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02560211
KW29 
18nm S 
130746Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2985 RMK AO1
KFME 
19nm SW 
130745Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM SCT055 SCT080 SCT120 22/20 A2986 RMK AO1
TAF
KMTN 
3nm N 
121729Z 1218/1318 00000KT P6SM SCT027 SCT035 FM131200 25005KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC070CB
KBWI 
13nm SW 
130528Z 1306/1412 18004KT P6SM SCT050 OVC060 FM130800 20004KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC060CB FM131000 21004KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC050CB FM131100 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC050CB FM131300 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA VCTS OVC040CB FM131500 26007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC045CB FM131600 26009KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB FM132000 25008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN045CB FM140000 31005KT P6SM BKN050 FM140300 33005KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Dense Air LLC 443-415-0565
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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 70-75
RODEWAY INN AND SUITES 5.7 
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, BALTIMORE NORTH, MD 5.9 119-169

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 Essex
2 in Rosedale
4 in Nottingham
49 in Baltimore
1 in Parkville
4 in Glen Burnie
1 in Halethorpe
25 in Linthicum Heights
7 in Edgewood
6 in Towson
4 in Elkridge
3 in Catonsville
12 in Hanover
4 in Lutherville Timonium
1 in Windsor Mill
3 in Pikesville
2 in Cockeysville
5 in Bel Air
2 in Ellicott City
5 in Hunt Valley
20 in Annapolis
7 in Jessup
 

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