FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
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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 good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium 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 fair condition | | basic, 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: | yes | | yes |
| 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: | 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: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Shoemaker
Photo taken 18-Apr-2010
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 09:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:55:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 07:55:33 |
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| METAR |
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KMTN
3nm N | 180945Z 13008KT 10SM SCT070 BKN085 17/13 A3023 RMK FIRST
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KDMH
9nm W | 181054Z AUTO 19/11 A3024 RMK AO1 SLP240 T01940111
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KEDG
10nm NE | SuperAWOS
181055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 17/12 A3026
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KBWI
13nm SW | 180954Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 BKN130 BKN250 17/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 ACC DSNT NE-E T01670100
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KNAK
17nm S | 181054Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM OVC055 18/13 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01780133 $
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KW29
18nm S | 181048Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM SCT075 17/12 A3022 RMK AO1
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KFME
19nm SW | 181045Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC047 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
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KMTN
3nm N | 171740Z 1718/1818 01004KT P6SM FEW200 FM180000 09004KT P6SM SCT200 FM180600 13005KT P6SM BKN110 FM181600 13007KT P6SM OVC050
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KBWI
13nm SW | 180901Z 1809/1912 10006KT P6SM OVC090 FM181500 12010KT P6SM OVC050 FM182100 11008KT P6SM OVC025 FM190000 10008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190300 10009KT P6SM OVC008
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