Essex Skypark Airport
W48 · Baltimore, Maryland · Baltimore County · map
Essex Skypark Airport is a public-use airport owned by Essex Skypark Association, INC., 3 miles southeast of Baltimore, Maryland, 14 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,081 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Essex Skypark Airport?
Its FAA code is W48.
Where is Essex Skypark Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Baltimore, Maryland, 14 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Essex Skypark Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,081 feet long, asphalt.
Does Essex Skypark Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Essex Skypark Airport?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Flight Club LLC and Three Diamond Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Essex Skypark Airport?
12 pilot examiners and 44 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 Essex Skypark Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W48
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Essex Skypark Association, INC.
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 3,000 × 300 ft | Water | |
| 16/34 | 2,081 × 30 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 49 ft high 1,215 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 58 ft high 1,469 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Martin State Airport (4 nm north), Pier 7 Heliport (7 nm west), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (12 nm southwest), Fort Meade Executive (19 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Martin State Airport (4 nm north), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (12 nm southwest), Fallston Airport (14 nm north), Bay Bridge Airport (18 nm south).
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
- Airport existed prior to 1959; spb airspacing no objection.
- Tgl NA.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pla and helicopter pattern NA. prior permission required for military, emergency and med aircraft.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Baltimore from the FAA register
89 aircraft are registered to owners in Baltimore, Maryland: 61 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 8 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 gliders. 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, 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:
- Flight Club LLC 7 aircraft · Middle River, 5 miles away
- Three Diamond Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Glen Burnie, 12 miles away
- Harford Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Kingsville, 13 miles away Harford Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Fallston Airport in Maryland.
- Cirreus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore, 14 miles away
- SR Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Baltimore:
- Charm City Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Baltimore:
- Baltimore Police Aviation Unit
- Global Aviation Services LLC
- Jade Air LLC
- Maryland State Police Aviation Command
- Ste Mras, LLC
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
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 44 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 67 training center evaluators, 3 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 (5 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 (5 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 (5 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 (12 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (12 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 (12 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [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 (24 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Edward Ambler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Easton, MD (32 nm) · (410) 310-3155 · [email protected]
All 143 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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 Baltimore 89 aircraft · 61 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 8 business jets
- Fly for Fun Aircraft LLC 4 aircraft in town
- North American Wave Engine CORP 3 aircraft in town
- Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 3 aircraft in town
- Inner Harbor 100 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Charm City Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Flight Club LLC 7 aircraft · flying club
- Three Diamond Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Harford Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Baltimore Police Aviation Unit · repair station
- Global Aviation Services LLC · repair station
- Jade Air LLC · repair station
- Maryland State Police Aviation Command · repair station
- 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/W48.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.