FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RJD |
Lat/Long: | 38-58-12.4080N 075-51-58.7680W 38-58.206800N 075-51.979467W 38.9701133,-75.8663244 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 64 ft. / 19.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12W (2005) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of RIDGELY, MD |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 21660 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1966 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATTENDED |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTIVATE REIL RWY 12 & 30; LIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ARPT BEACON - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 124.55 132.425 ;RWY 30 [1200-0400Z++ MON-SUN. OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 124.55 132.425 ;RWY 30 [1200-0400Z++ MON-SUN. OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
WX AWOS-3PT at ESN (14 nm SW): | 124.475 (410-822-2817) |
WX AWOS-3 at 33N (19 nm NE): | 120.125 (302-571-6012) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ENOr235/22.6 | | SMYRNA VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 09W |
ATRr296/32.1 | | WATERLOO VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 09W |
BALr119/38.9 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3214 x 50 ft. / 980 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 28.0 | Double wheel: | 39.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
Runway edge markings: | FADED, CRACK SEAL THRU MRKGS. THR BARS AND RWY NRS ARE HALF SIZE. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 38-58.327833N | | 38-58.153667N |
Longitude: | 075-52.430500W | | 075-51.790000W |
Elevation: | 63.5 ft. | | 63.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 109 true | | 301 magnetic, 289 true |
Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 27 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1170 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. trees, 769 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | AIR-LAND LLC 3532 TURKEY POINT ROAD VIOLA, DE 19979 Phone 302-270-2227 |
Manager: | JOHN GOODEN 3532 TURKEY POINT ROAD VIOLA, DE 19979 Phone 302-270-2227 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC DOVER APCH AT 302-677-3940. |
- | TURF AREAS ADJACENT TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS SOFT WHEN WET. |
- | UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS. |
- | BIRDS, DEER & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | TWY/APN PAVEMENTS ARE FAILING WITH LOOSE AGGREGATE AND ALLIGATOR CRACKING. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (196KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (192KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KESN - Easton Airport/Newnam Field (14 nm SW)
33N - Delaware Airpark (19 nm NE)
KDOV - Dover Air Force Base (21 nm NE)
W29 - Bay Bridge Airport (22 nm W)
KCGE - Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport (27 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Sep-2016
looking north.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 31-Jul-2025 05:27:22 |
Local (UTC-4) | 31-Jul-2025 01:27:22 |
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METAR |
KESN 14nm SW | 310515Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW170 26/25 A2997 RMK AO2 T02650251
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K33N 19nm NE | 310515Z AUTO RMK A01 PNO
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TAF |
KDOV 21nm NE | 310000Z 3100/0106 18006KT 9999 FEW050 SCT150 QNH2992INS BECMG 3118/3119 12009KT 9000 -SHRA FEW040 BKN150 QNH2993INS BECMG 3123/3124 12009KT 6000 RA BKN030 OVC100 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0100/0102 12015G25KT 4800 +TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 0102/0103 12009KT 9999 NSW BKN100 QNH2990INS BECMG 0104/0105 18009KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2990INS TX30/3115Z TN24/3109Z
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NOTAMs |
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