Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional
SBY · KSBY · Salisbury, Maryland · Wicomico County · map
Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional is a public-use airport owned by Wicomico County, 4 miles southeast of Salisbury, Maryland, 52 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 6,400 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSBY · observed 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 64°F (18°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSBY 062054Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01780022 56019 $
TAF KSBY 061720Z 0618/0718 35006KT P6SM SKC FM062300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071400 19006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SBY · ICAO KSBY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wicomico County
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:30 pm
- Attended
- every day, 4:30 am to 12:30 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,400 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 95 ft high 2,920 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 95 ft high 2,800 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.425 | Salisbury |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Clearance delivery · Ground 6:00 am to 10:30 pm | 123.775 | Salisbury |
| Clearance delivery When sby tower closed | 132.45 | Salisbury |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) When nhk approach closed | 127.2 | Salisbury |
| Approach and departure | 127.95 | Salisbury |
| Sby and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 410-341-0868.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Salisbury from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Salisbury, Maryland: 19 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Maryland.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Prior to 1959.
- Military training act, deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 05, 14 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 5, 14, 23 and 32 operates continuously.
- Runway 32 nsdt reflective landing zone mkr panels adjacent to runway.
- Taxiway G south 950FT closed to aircraft wingspan more than 49 feet.
- Runway 5 nonstd reflective landing zone mkr panels adjacent to the runway.
- Runway 23 nonstd reflective landing zone mkr panels adjacent to the runway.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.