# Essex Skypark Airport (W48)

**Essex Skypark Airport** (FAA: W48) is a small airport in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It opened in Jan 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 ft (914 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/w48

## At a glance

- FAA: W48
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Opened: Jan 1947
- Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 39.2626, -76.4330
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.essexskyparkassn.org
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_Skypark (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5399793
- Weather station: KMTN
- Ident: W48

## Timeline

- Jan 1947: Essex Skypark Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16W/34W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Water |  |  |
| 16/34 | 2,081 ft / 634 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt | 147° / 327° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,010 of 43,403 | =18,934 in North America | =15,463 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [73MD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/73md.md) Swan Creek Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [05MD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/05md.md) Breezecroft Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [0MD4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0md4.md) Pond View Private Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 14 mi / 22 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #40

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/w48/data