Fallston Airport
W42 · Fallston, Maryland · Harford County · map
Fallston Airport is a public-use airport owned by Fallston Airport & Flying Service, 1 mile south of Fallston, Maryland, 460 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,200 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fallston Airport?
Its FAA code is W42.
Where is Fallston Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Fallston, Maryland, 460 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fallston Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,200 feet long, asphalt.
Does Fallston Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fallston Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Fallston Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Harford Flying Club INC and Flight Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fallston Airport?
20 pilot examiners and 41 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fallston Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W42
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Fallston Airport & Flying Service
- Elevation
- 460 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1960
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,200 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 04: threshold displaced 315 ft, trees 81 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway 22: threshold displaced 230 ft, trees 67 ft high 1,390 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Harford County (10 nm northeast), Martin State Airport (11 nm south), Pier 7 Heliport (16 nm southwest), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (23 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maryland · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Airport closed DUSK-0900 daily.
- Runway 04/22 non-standard low-intensity runway lights; two thld lights each side and 300 feet edge light spacing.
- Runway 04 has +10 feet road 45 feet from thld.
- +15 feet access road at thld; +25 feet building, 137 feet L of approach nmrs.
- Approach slp 20:1 to 315 feet dsp thd at centerline.
- Approach slp 20:1 to 220 feet dsp thd at centerline.
- Deer and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fallston from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Fallston, Maryland: 4 piston singles, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maryland.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Harford Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Kingsville, 4 miles away Harford Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Fallston Airport in Maryland.
- Flight Club LLC 7 aircraft · Middle River, 11 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
20 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 20 for private pilot, 19 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 17 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 41 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 68 training center evaluators, 5 training center examiners, 6 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jude Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Middle River, MD (9 nm) · (315) 767-7707 · [email protected]
- Michael Wayne Deruggiero private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Brett Aviation - Martin State Airport (KMTN) · Middle River, MD (9 nm) · (410) 299-6502 · [email protected]
- Neal Daniel Lanning private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Middle River Flight Center · Middle River, MD (9 nm) · (240) 355-5782 · [email protected]
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Baltimore FSDO EA-07 / BAL FSDO · Linthicum Heights, MD (21 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (23 nm) · (301) 787-7441 · [email protected]
- Robert Bruce Hollen private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Aviation, Martin State Airport · Baltimore, MD (23 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · New Garden Airport N57 · Toughkenamon, PA (36 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Davidsonville, MD (39 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
All 151 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fallston 5 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 1 business jets
- Harford Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Flight Club LLC 7 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maryland 836 since 1982 · 110 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maryland 34 landing places
- Maryland 2,346 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W42.json.
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 27, 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.