AirNav: W48 - Essex Skypark Airport

W48

Essex Skypark Airport
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	W48
Lat/Long:	39-15-44.7000N 076-25-55.6500W 39-15.745000N 076-25.927500W 39.2624167,-76.4321250 (estimated)
Elevation:	14 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
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
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 REIL RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3PT at MTN (4 nm N):	124.925 (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
BALr074/12.0	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
EMIr127/28.9	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
ADWr047/34.0	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
DCAr058/37.1	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELLICOTT		106/16.1		371		11W		FND	..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN		067/37.9		323		09W		GTN	--. - -.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2081 x 30 ft. / 634 x 9 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
Operational restrictions:	PLA & HEL PAT NA. PPR FOR MIL, EMERG & MED ACFT.
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	39-15.888333N	39-15.601667N
Longitude:	076-26.048333W	076-25.806667W
Elevation:	9.0 ft.	14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	157 magnetic, 147 true	337 magnetic, 327 true
Displaced threshold:	no	192 ft.
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good 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:	49 ft. trees, 1213 ft. from runway, 21 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear	50 ft. trees, 1245 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ESSEX SKYPARK ASSOCIATION, INC. 1401 DIFFENDALL ROAD ESSEX, MD 21221 Phone (443) 996-1743
Manager:	JEFF AUEN 1401 DIFFENDALL ROAD ESSEX, MD 21221 Phone 443-996-1743

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		33
Single engine airplanes:		30
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		1
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 107/week *
89%	local general aviation
11%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 October 2023

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMTN - Martin State Airport (4 nm N)
KEDG - Weide Army Heliport (Aberdeen Proving Ground) (10 nm NE)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:46	09:46
Sunrise	06:15	10:15
Sunset	19:53	23:53
Evening civil twilight	20:21	00:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 06:01:37
Local (UTC-4)	25-Apr-2024 02:01:37

METAR

KMTN 3nm N	250549Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3015 RMK AO2
KDMH 9nm W	250553Z AUTO 16/07 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP206 T01560067 10222 20156 53023
KBWI 13nm SW	250554Z 01005KT 10SM FEW100 13/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01280061 10183 20106 53022
KNAK 17nm S	250554Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01440083 10200 20133 53021
KW29 18nm S	250545Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3012 RMK AO2 T01350086 10172 20132
KFME 19nm SW	250549Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 07/06 A3016 RMK AO1

TAF

KMTN 3nm N	250542Z 2506/2606 01002KT P6SM SKC FM251000 02008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM251600 06007KT P6SM FEW030 SCT070 FM251800 08006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM252100 10004KT P6SM FEW035 SCT100 AMD NOT SKED TIL 251200
KBWI 13nm SW	250542Z 2506/2612 34004KT P6SM FEW100 FM250800 02008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT080 FM251500 05007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM251800 07006KT P6SM FEW025 SCT080 FM260000 10004KT P6SM FEW035 FEW140 FM260500 13003KT P6SM FEW035 FEW200

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