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| Suburban Airport |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: W18 |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Suburban Air Park LLC |
| Location |
Laurel, Maryland |
| Elevation AMSL |
148 ft / 45 m |
| Coordinates |
39°04′37″N 076°49′41″W / 39.07694°N 76.82806°W / 39.07694; -76.82806 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 3/21 |
2,324 |
708 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) |
| Aircraft operations |
1,750 |
| Based aircraft |
35 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Suburban Airport (FAA LID: W18) is a public-use airport located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Laurel. This airport is privately owned by Suburban Air Park LLC. Facilities and aircraft
Suburban Airport covers an area of 52 acres (21 ha) which contains one paved runway (3/21) measuring 2,324 x 40 ft (708 x 12 m).
For 12-month period ending April 24, 2007, the airport had 20,400 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day, 100% of which were general aviation. There are 66 aircraft based at this airport, including 65 single engine airplanes and 1 helicopter. A combination of grass, paved-pad, ramp, owner-maintained fabric hangers, and steel hangers are available for aircraft to base from. The airport hosts homebuilt experimental aircraft, and has been the primary construction site of several aircraft past and present.
History
Suburban airport lies on ground once owned by the Snowden Family. The family manor "Birmingham" was built in 1690, and sat adjacent to the runway on what is now the Northbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The Snowden family cemetery sits just to the east of the runway, within the traffic pattern. This historic location was the home of the first Iron production in Maryland, Patuxent Iron Works. Just to the west of the airport is a later Snowden family manor, Montpelier.
Suburban Airport opened in March 1960 as a family run airport and fixed base operation. The first aircraft flown into the field was a Erco Ercoupe
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Final approach for 21 - Summer of 1998 |
The airport hosts meetings of the Experimental Aircraft Association and aviation oriented youth education programs such as Young Eagles flights.
The airport has been a Piper Aircraft dealer.
In 2001 Suburban Airport was closed for operations by the September 11 attacks. Aircraft had limited access to leave, then eventually arrivals and departures were granted under the flight rules of the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone.
Suburban airport is currently owned by W18 LLC, an entity co-located with Bay Area Land Development and Polm Housing. The airport property is in a region affected by Base Realignment and Closure and gambling legislation at the nearby Laurel Park Racecourse. In 2004 Polm attempted to increase the zoning of the airport property from 21 allowable housing units to 641 units for a development called Riverwood. Polm publicly announced plans prior to the hearing to expand Suburban airport to support 300 aircraft, 100 hangers, helicopter charters, and operate a flight school if the increased zoning failed. 250 people attented the zoning hearing where the Riverwood zoning attempt did not pass. The same hearing passed zoning changes for the Polm development Fieldstone on the same road. In 2009 Polm offered to build a 715 seat privately run school if Riverwood zoning is approved.
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New threshold in foreground, looking toward the old threshold |
In 2010 The Maryland Aviation Administration changed the criteria for minimum approach angles and marked the airport with new displaced thresholds. The thresholds shortened 1/3 of the runway for landing operations both ways on the 2300 ft runway. Organizations that provided aircraft for Young Eagles flights have needed to relocate because the available runway was reduced beyond safe operating limits of thier aircraft.
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Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-09-25 |
| Airport Identifier: | W18 |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 076-49-40.7150W/39-04-36.9960N
-76.827976/39.076943 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 148 ft / 45.11 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 52 acres |
| From nearest city: | 2 nautical miles SE of Laurel, MD |
| Location: | Anne Arundel County, MD |
| Magnetic Variation: | 10W (1985) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Privately owned |
| Owner: | Whiskey One Eight, Llc |
| Address: | 303 Najoles Road,, Suite 101
Millersville, MD 21108 |
| Phone number: | 410-987-3100 |
| Manager: | Red Plane Aviation, Inc.
POC - MR. ANDREW P. ZOIS (443) 336-1514 |
| Address: | 520 Brock Bridge Rd
Laurel, MD 20724 |
| Phone number: | 410-987-3100 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Open to public |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | No |
| Control Tower: | No |
| Lighting Schedule: | PHONE REQ
FOR ROTG BCN DURG HRS OF ATTENDANCE CALL 301-490-7580. |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee charge: | No
FEE FOR OVERNGT TRANSITS. |
| Sectional chart: | Washington |
| Region: | AEA - Eastern |
| Traffic Pattern Alt: | 855 ft |
| 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: | 123.050 |
| Unicom: | 123.050 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MINOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 03/21
| Dimension: | 2324 x 40 ft / 708.4 x 12.2 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
| Edge Lights: | Low |
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Runway 03 |
Runway 21 |
| Longitude: | 076-49-46.5340W | 076-49-34.8970W |
| Latitude: | 39-04-26.4470N | 39-04-47.5450N |
| Elevation: | 127.00 ft | 148.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 23 | 127 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Markings: | Basic, Fair Condition | Basic, Fair Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 25.00 ft | 31.00 ft |
| Displaced threshold: | 178.00 ft | 0.00 ft |
| VASI: | system of panels on left side that may or may not be lighted | system of panels on left side that may or may not be lighted |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 6.00° | 6.00° |
| Obstruction: | 50 ft trees, 277.0 ft from runway, 129 ft left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
TREES; 39 FT, 105 FT L OF CL, 160 FT FM THLD. ADD'L CLOSE-IN OBSTRUCTION - PUBLIC ROAD; 15 FT, 75FT R, 120 FT FM THLD. | 79 ft trees, 1189.0 ft from runway, 83 ft right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| BUH | NDB | Anne Arundel | | 260.00 | 10W | 3.2 nm |
| FND | NDB | Ellicott | | 371.00 | 11W | 12.9 nm |
| IUB | NDB | Institute | | 404.00 | 08W | 15.8 nm |
| GTN | NDB | Georgetown | | 323.00 | 09W | 16.4 nm |
| GAI | NDB | Gaithersburg | | 385.00 | 09W | 16.7 nm |
| VKX | NDB | Potomac | | 241.00 | 10W | 20.6 nm |
| DC | NDB | Oxonn | | 332.00 | 11W | 20.9 nm |
| MTN | NDB | Martin | | 342.00 | 11W | 24.8 nm |
| ESN | NDB | Easton | | 212.00 | 10W | 39.1 nm |
| APG | NDB | Aberdeen | | 349.00 | 11W | 43.4 nm |
| GDX | NDB | Goodwin Lake | | 227.00 | 08W | 47.4 nm |
| CGE | NDB | Cambridge | | 355.00 | 10W | 49.4 nm |
| MTN | TACAN | Martin | 068X | | 11W | 24.7 nm |
| FDK | VOR | Frederick | | 109.00 | 08W | 32.5 nm |
| DCA | VOR/DME | Washington | 047X | 111.00 | 09W | 16.3 nm |
| PPM | VOR/DME | Phillips | 021X | 108.40 | 09W | 38.5 nm |
| BAL | VORTAC | Baltimore | 098X | 115.10 | 11W | 9.6 nm |
| ADW | VORTAC | Andrews | 078X | 113.10 | 10W | 16.3 nm |
| OTT | VORTAC | Nottingham | 084X | 113.70 | 10W | 22.6 nm |
| EMI | VORTAC | Westminster | 126X | 117.90 | 08W | 26.1 nm |
| AML | VORTAC | Armel | 082X | 113.50 | 08W | 31.0 nm |
| DCA | VOT | Washington National | | 109.40 | | 16.9 nm |
| ADW | VOT | Andrews Afb | | 109.60 | | 17.5 nm |
Remarks
- ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED.
- NO TGL/INTXN TKOFS AUTH.
- DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| General Info
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| Country |
United States
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| State |
MARYLAND
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| FAA ID |
W18
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| Latitude |
39-04-36.996N
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| Longitude |
076-49-40.715W
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| Elevation |
148 feet
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| Near City |
LAUREL
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