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 |
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| BALr074/12.0 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| PPMr234/17.2 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| EMIr127/28.9 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| ADWr047/34.0 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| OTTr034/36.4 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| DCAr058/37.1 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
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: | 39-15.889000N | | 39-15.601500N |
| Longitude: | 076-26.047500W | | 076-25.806000W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 157 magnetic, 147 true | | magnetic, true |
| Displaced threshold: | 185 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 clear | | 15 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: | left | | left |
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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 14-Oct-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:51:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:51:23 |
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| METAR |
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KMTN
3nm N | 100727Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM UP OVC007 00/00 A2955 RMK AO2 P0003
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KDMH
9nm W | 100654Z AUTO M01/M02 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP013 P0003 T10061022 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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KBWI
13nm SW | 100704Z 02005KT 2 1/2SM -FZDZSN BR BKN004 OVC010 M01/M02 A2955 RMK AO2 P0000
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KNAK
17nm S | 100733Z AUTO 36005KT 2 1/2SM -FZRA BR OVC008 M01/M02 A2952 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
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KW29
18nm S | 100728Z AUTO 36004KT 2SM OVC004 00/00 A2953 RMK AO1
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KFME
19nm SW | 100727Z AUTO 02003KT 2 1/2SM OVC005 M02/M02 A2956 RMK AO1
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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
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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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