Essex Skypark Airport (W48) Information

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	W48
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	076-25-55.6050W/39-15-44.7150N -76.432112/39.262421 (Estimated)
Elevation:	15 ft / 4.57 m (Surveyed)
Land:	56 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles SE of Baltimore, MD
Location:	Baltimore County, MD
Magnetic Variation:	10W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Baltimore County
Address:	400 Washingon Ave Towson, MD 12104
Phone number:	410-887-4420
Manager:	Claudius Klimt
Address:	1401 Diffendall Road Essex, MD 21221
Phone number:	410-215-5761

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	No
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL AND REILS RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	Washington
Region:	AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZDC - Washington
Tie-in FSS:	DCA - Leesburg
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	DCA (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.700
Unicom:	122.700

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:	NONE
Power Plant Repair:	NONE
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimension:	2084 x 30 ft / 635.2 x 9.1 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Edge Lights:	Medium

	Runway 16	Runway 34
Longitude:	076-26-02.8500W	076-25-48.3600W
Latitude:	39-15-53.3400N	39-15-36.0900N
Alignment:	127	0
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic, Fair Condition	Basic, Fair Condition
Crossing Height:	19.00 ft	20.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	185.00 ft	0.00 ft
VASI:	2-light PAPI on left side	2-light PAPI on right side
Visual Glide Angle:	4.50°	4.50°
Runway End Identifier:	Yes	Yes
Obstruction:	79 ft trees, 538.0 ft from runway, 114 ft right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear APPROACH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPL THD AND CL	42 ft trees, 1009.0 ft from runway, 19:1 slope to clear

Runway 16W/34W

Dimension:	3000 x 300 ft / 914.4 x 91.4 m
Surface:	WATER,

	Runway 16W	Runway 34W
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MTN	NDB	Martin		342.00	11W	3.3 nm
IUB	NDB	Institute		404.00	08W	9.1 nm
FND	NDB	Ellicott		371.00	11W	16.1 nm
BUH	NDB	Anne Arundel		260.00	10W	18.7 nm
APG	NDB	Aberdeen		349.00	11W	22.3 nm
ESN	NDB	Easton		212.00	10W	32.3 nm
GAI	NDB	Gaithersburg		385.00	09W	34.6 nm
GTN	NDB	Georgetown		323.00	09W	38.0 nm
VKX	NDB	Potomac		241.00	10W	39.4 nm
DC	NDB	Oxonn		332.00	11W	40.8 nm
EUD	NDB	York		254.00	11W	44.6 nm
CGE	NDB	Cambridge		355.00	10W	47.4 nm
MTN	TACAN	Martin	068X		11W	4.2 nm
DOV	TACAN	Dover	037X		09W	45.6 nm
FDK	VOR	Frederick		109.00	08W	44.8 nm
PPM	VOR/DME	Phillips	021X	108.40	09W	17.3 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	Washington	047X	111.00	09W	37.2 nm
BAL	VORTAC	Baltimore	098X	115.10	11W	12.0 nm
EMI	VORTAC	Westminster	126X	117.90	08W	29.0 nm
ADW	VORTAC	Andrews	078X	113.10	10W	34.1 nm
OTT	VORTAC	Nottingham	084X	113.70	10W	36.5 nm
ENO	VORTAC	Smyrna	051X	111.40	09W	42.7 nm
DQO	VORTAC	Dupont	087X	114.00	10W	45.7 nm
ADW	VOT	Andrews Afb		109.60		35.4 nm
DCA	VOT	Washington National		109.40		37.6 nm

Remarks

NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
ARPT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959; SPB AIRSPACING NO OBJECTION.