Easton Airport , also known as Newnam Field, is a county-owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (4 km, or 2.5 miles) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Easton

Easton, Maryland

Easton, founded 1710, is a town within the Easton District of Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,708 at the 2000 census, and 14,677 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Talbot County. The primary ZIP Code is 21601, and the...

, a town in Talbot County

Talbot County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*81.4% White*12.8% Black*0.2% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.6% Two or more races*2.7% Other races*5.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Easton Airport covers an area of 500 acres (202.3 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 72 feet (22 m) above mean sea level

Sea level

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. It has two asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 4/22 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) and 15/33 measuring 4,003 x 100 ft. (1,220 x 30 m).

There are precision approaches on runway 4 and 22. Runway 4 uses an ILS approach while runway 22 uses a GPS or NDB approach. All four runways use PAPI

Precision Approach Path Indicator

Precision approach path Indicator is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway...

 precision approach lights to help guide pilots on their final approach on landing. As of late 2007, an Air traffic control tower

Control tower

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 has been built on field, due to the increasing number of aircraft at Easton Airport. Easton is now a Class D (Delta) controlled airport with a ceiling of 2,600 feet.

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2007, the airport had 160,000 aircraft operations, an average of 438 per day: 85% general aviation

General aviation

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, 11% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 4% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 170 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 15% multi-engine, 9% jet

Jet aircraft

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 and 5% helicopter

Helicopter

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On field services include: 100LL and Jet A fuel, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aircraft maintenance, aerial photography, flight school, charter flights, car rental, oxygen and T-hangars.