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MD81

South River Seaplane Base
Edgewater, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MD81
Lat/Long:	38-54-53.0000N 076-30-17.0000W 38-54.883333N 076-30.283333W 38.9147222,-76.5047222 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1990)
From city:	4 miles SE of EDGEWATER, MD
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	21037

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1994
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	SR-SS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at W29 (9 nm NE):	120.575 (410-643-8795)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (16 nm NW):	123.925
WX ASOS at BWI (17 nm NW):	PHONE 227-217-0474
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (20 nm W):	121.225 (301-864-5497)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BALr166/17.0	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
ADWr079/18.1	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
DCAr091/25.1	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
ELLICOTT	161/25.7	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..
OXONN	081/26.0	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-
GEORGETOWN	101/28.9	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
DAVEE	071/32.1	223	09W	DAA	-.. .- .-
PATUXENT	003/38.0	400	10W	NHK	-. .... -.-

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions:	5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 16W	RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	trees, 210 ft. from runway

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	NICOLAS VELD 6024 N 5000E RD MANTENO, IL 60950
Manager:	NICOLAS VELD 6024 N 5000E RD MANTENO, IL 60950

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MD81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KANP - Lee Airport (3 nm NW)
W29 - Bay Bridge Airport (9 nm NE)
W00 - Freeway Airport (13 nm W)
KFME - Tipton Airport (16 nm NW)
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (17 nm NW)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (18 nm W)
KCGS - College Park Airport (20 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:24	09:24
Sunrise	05:55	09:55
Sunset	20:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	21:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jul-2025 22:08:45
Local (UTC-4)	17-Jul-2025 18:08:45

METAR

KNAK 4nm N	172154Z AUTO 10SM CLR 33/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03330239
KW29 9nm NE	172200Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 34/25 A2988 RMK AO2 T03400251
KFME 16nm NW	172159Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2990 RMK AO1
KBWI 17nm NW	172154Z 24011KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 34/23 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03440228
KADW 18nm W	172155Z 23014G18KT 10SM FEW080 34/25 A2988 RMK AO2A SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD PNO FZRANO TSNO $
KCGS 20nm W	172200Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 34/24 A2989 RMK AO2 T03430238

TAF

KBWI 17nm NW	171741Z 1718/1824 25013G21KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 PROB30 1720/1724 4SM -TSRA OVC050CB FM180000 26005KT P6SM SCT250 FM180800 31005KT P6SM FEW030 FM181200 03003KT P6SM SCT030 FM181700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1820/1824 4SM -TSRA OVC050CB
KADW 18nm W	171700Z 1717/1823 25012G18KT 9999 FEW040 SCT100 BKN150 QNH2991INS BECMG 1719/1720 23012G21KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS FEW030 BKN045CB BKN150 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1721/1724 23015G35KT 3200 +TSRA OVC020CB BECMG 1800/1801 26010KT 9999 NSW FEW050 BKN200 QNH2992INS BECMG 1807/1808 36008KT 9999 BKN035 BKN100 QNH2999INS BECMG 1811/1812 03008KT 9999 OVC040 QNH3006INS TX33/1720Z TN24/1809Z

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