List of airports in Maryland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of airport
Airport
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s in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

(a U.S. state

U.S. state

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), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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or airports assigned an IATA

International Air Transport Association

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airport code.

Airports

This list contains the following information:

City served - The city generally associated with the airport, as per the airport's master record with the Federal Aviation Administration
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. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve. It is not meant to be a complete list of cities served, which can be found in or added to each airport's Wikipedia article.

FAA - The location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...

assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These are linked to each airport's page at the Maryland Aviation Administration's airport directory.

IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
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(IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.

ICAO - The location indicator
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...

assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization
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(ICAO).

Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

Role - One of four FAA airport categories
FAA airport categories
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...

, as per the 2009-2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...

(NPIAS) Report and updated based on FAA Passenger Boarding Data:

- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
  - L: Large Hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - M: Medium Hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - S: Small Hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - N: Non-Hub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
- CS: Commercial Service - Non-Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
- R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
- GA: General Aviation
  General aviation
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  airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.

Enpl. - The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar year
Calendar year
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2008, as per FAA records.

City served	FAA	IATA	ICAO	Airport name	Role	Enpl.
				Commercial Service - Primary Airports
Baltimore / Glen Burnie Glen Burnie, Maryland Glen Burnie is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, and is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 67,639 at the 2010 census...	BWI	BWI	KBWI	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport	P-L	10,215,225
Salisbury Salisbury, Maryland -Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...	SBY	SBY	KSBY	Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport	P-N	123,927
Hagerstown Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...	HGR	HGR	KHGR	Hagerstown Regional Airport Hagerstown Regional Airport Hagerstown Regional Airport , also known as Richard A. Henson Field, is a county-owned public-use airport in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is located four nautical miles north of the central business district of Hagerstown, about a half mile from the Maryland/Pennsylvania border.... (Richard A. Henson Field)	GA Hagerstown Regional Airport is listed as a commercial service - non-primary airport in the 2009-2013 NPIAS, but is a general aviation airport based on 2008 enplanements.	11,424
				Reliever Airports
Baltimore / Middle River Middle River, Maryland Middle River is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,958 at the 2000 census...	MTN	MTN	KMTN	Martin State Airport Martin State Airport Martin State Airport is a public use airport located nine nautical miles east of the central business district of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States...	R	156
Clinton Clinton, Maryland Clinton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the American Civil War. The population of Clinton was 26,064 at the 2000 census. However, as of 2007, there is an...	W32			Washington Executive Airport Washington Executive Airport Washington Executive Airport , also known as Hyde Field, is a public use general aviation airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Clinton, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA... (Hyde Field)	R	9
Frederick Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...	FDK	FDK	KFDK	Frederick Municipal Airport Frederick Municipal Airport (Maryland) Frederick Municipal Airport is a public airport located in the city of Frederick, in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. This airport is publicly owned by City of Frederick....	R	65
Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The city had a population of 59,933 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest incorporated city in the state, behind Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville...	GAI	GAI	KGAI	Montgomery County Airpark Montgomery County Airpark Montgomery County Airpark is a public airport located three miles northeast of the city of Gaithersburg, in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.- Runways :Montgomery County Airpark covers and has one runway....	R	29
Indian Head Indian Head, Maryland Indian Head is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,422 at the 2000 census. It has been the site of a naval base specializing in gun and rocket propellants since 1890. Production of nitrocellulose and smokeless powder began at the Indian Head Powder Factory in 1900...	2W5			Maryland Airport Maryland Airport Maryland Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located four miles east of the central business district of Indian Head, in Charles County, Maryland, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...	R	5
Odenton Odenton, Maryland Odenton is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,534 at the 2000 census. The town is named after former Governor of Maryland, Oden Bowie. It is bordered by Gambrills to the east, Severn to the north, Fort Meade to the west, and Crofton to... / Fort Meade Fort Meade, Maryland Fort Meade is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,882 at the 2000 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, which is located on the US Army post Fort George G...	FME	FME	KFME	Tipton Airport Tipton Airport Tipton Airport is a public airport located just south of Fort George G. Meade in Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The facility is bordered by Fort Meade, the National Security Agency, and the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. This airport opened in 1999 on the site of a former United...	R	12
Westminster Westminster, Maryland Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. It is the seat of Carroll County. The city's population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV...	DMW		KDMW	Carroll County Regional Airport Carroll County Regional Airport Carroll County Regional Airport , also known as Jack B. Poage Field, is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westminster, in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The airport is owned by Carroll County Board of Commissioners... (Jack B. Poage Field)	R	6
				General Aviation Airports
Cambridge Cambridge, Maryland Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...	CGE	CGE	KCGE	Cambridge-Dorchester Airport Cambridge-Dorchester Airport Cambridge-Dorchester Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Cambridge, in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...	GA	7
College Park College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...	CGS	CGS	KCGS	College Park Airport College Park Airport College Park Airport is a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA. It is the world's oldest continuously operated airport.-History:...	GA	1
Crisfield Crisfield, Maryland Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area...	W41			Crisfield Municipal Airport Crisfield Municipal Airport Crisfield Municipal Airport is a public airport located from Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Crisfield is located near the center of the Delmarva Peninsula in the heart of Bay Country. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and the Chesapeake Bay just a few miles to the west... (Crisfield-Somerset Airport)	GA
Cumberland Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a... / Wiley Ford Wiley Ford, West Virginia Wiley Ford is a census-designated place in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States and part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'...	CBE	CBE	KCBE	Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Greater Cumberland Regional Airport is a public airport located in the town of Wiley Ford in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is two miles south of the larger city of Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland...	GA	1
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...	ESN	ESN	KESN	Easton Airport Easton Airport (Maryland) Easton Airport , also known as Newnam Field, is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Easton, a town in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.... (Newnam Field)	GA	97
Leonardtown Leonardtown, Maryland Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,896 at the 2000 census. Leonardtown is perhaps most famous for the national oyster-shucking championship that occurs annually at the St...	2W6	LTW		St. Mary's County Regional Airport St. Mary's County Regional Airport St. Mary's County Regional Airport , also known as Captain Walter Francis Duke Regional Airport, is a public airport located in St. Mary's County, Maryland, four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown. The airport is also located west of Naval Air Station Patuxent River....	GA	3
Oakland Oakland, Maryland Oakland is a town in the west-central part of Garrett County, Maryland, United States. With a population of 1,925 according to United States Census 2010 figures, it is the most populated community in Garrett County...	2G4			Garrett County Airport Garrett County Airport Garrett County Airport is a public airport located 13 miles northeast of the central business district of Oakland, a town in Garrett County, Maryland, USA.- Facilities :Garrett County Airport covers and has one runway:...	GA	2
Ocean City Ocean City, Maryland Ocean City, sometimes known as OC, or OCMD, is an Atlantic Ocean resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area...	OXB	OCE	KOXB	Ocean City Municipal Airport	GA	56
Stevensville Stevensville, Maryland Stevensville is a census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and is the county's most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities. The Stevensville Historic District is one of only two registered historic districts in the county, the other being the Centreville Historic...	W29			Bay Bridge Airport Bay Bridge Airport Bay Bridge Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located in Stevensville, Maryland. The airport is named for the nearby Chesapeake Bay Bridge and is mostly used for general aviation....	GA	3
				Other Public-Use Airports (not listed in NPIAS)
Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is... / Edgewater	ANP	ANP	KANP	Lee Airport Lee Airport Lee Airport is a public use airport located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The airport is five nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Annapolis. It is privately owned by the Lee Airport Authority in Edgewater, Maryland.- Facilities and aircraft :Lee Airport...		3
Baltimore	W48			Essex Skypark
Baltimore	4MD			Pier 7 Heliport		101
Churchville Churchville, Maryland Churchville is an unincorporated town in Harford County, Maryland, located between the county seat, Bel Air, and Aberdeen, where the Aberdeen Proving Ground is located.-History and Lower Cross Roads:...	0W3			Harford County Airport
Cumberland Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...	1W3			Mexico Farms Airport Mexico Farms Airport Mexico Farms Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Cumberland, Maryland, United States. The airport is located immediately south of the larger Greater Cumberland Regional Airport....
Eldersburg Eldersburg, Maryland Eldersburg is a census-designated place in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census.-History:...	1W5			Hoby Wolf Airport
Elkton Elkton, Maryland The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...	58M			Cecil County Airport
Fallston Fallston, Maryland Fallston is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,427 at the 2000 census. It is a semi-rural community consisting mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an "exurb"...	W42			Fallston Airport
Friendly Friendly, Maryland Friendly is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, with an African-American majority population, and a few miles south of Washington, D.C. The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census. Friendly had its own rural post office in the early 20th...	VKX		KVKX	Potomac Airfield Potomac Airfield Potomac Airfield , also known as Potomac Airport or Potomac Airpark, is a privately-owned, public-use airport located in the community of Fort Washington , in Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States...
Havre de Grace Havre de Grace, Maryland Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which was first named Le Havre de Grâce, meaning in French "Harbor of Grace." As...	M06			Havre de Grace Seaplane Base Havre de Grace Seaplane Base Havre de Grace Seaplane Base is a privately-owned, public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Havre de Grace, a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States...
Laurel Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...	W18			Suburban Airport Suburban Airport Suburban Airport is a public-use airport located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, two miles southeast of the central business district of Laurel...		6
Laytonsville Laytonsville, Maryland Laytonsville is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census. Laytonsville was originally known as Cracklintown. This name originated from the popular cracklin bread, which was baked in the locale. This recipe, essentially a bacon corn bread, also...	W50			Davis Airport
Massey Massey, Maryland Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...	MD1			Massey Aerodrome
Mitchellville Mitchellville, Maryland Mitchellville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,611 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Six Flags America theme park, Country Club at Woodmore, and Freeway Airport. The Capital Centre was located in...	W00			Freeway Airport Freeway Airport Freeway Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located two miles northwest of the central business district of Mitchellville, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States.- History :...
Ridgely Ridgely, Maryland Ridgely is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2000 census. Its main ZIP code is 21660, but is assigned eight other "216" zip codes due to its status as a home to fulfillment companies that receive and ship mail-in offers. The primary phone exchange...	RJD		KRJD	Ridgely Airpark
Salisbury Salisbury, Maryland -Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...	1N5			Bennett Airport
Stevensville Stevensville, Maryland Stevensville is a census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and is the county's most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities. The Stevensville Historic District is one of only two registered historic districts in the county, the other being the Centreville Historic...	3W3			Kentmorr Airpark
Westminster Westminster, Maryland Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. It is the seat of Carroll County. The city's population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV...	2W2			Clearview Airpark
				Other Military Airports
Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland, . Part of the facility is a census-designated place , which had a population of 3,116 at the 2000 census.- History :...	APG	APG	KAPG	Phillips Army Airfield Phillips Army Airfield Phillips Army Airfield is a military airport located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Harford County, Maryland, United States. This U.S. Army airfield has three asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 7,997 by 200 feet , 8/26 is 4,849 by 149 feet and 17/35 is 5,004 by 149 feet ....		44
Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland, . Part of the facility is a census-designated place , which had a population of 3,116 at the 2000 census.- History :...	EDG	EDG	KEDG	Weide Army Airfield
Camp Springs Camp Springs, Maryland Camp Springs is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 17,968 at the 2000 census. Camp Springs is not an official post office designation, but rather the area is divided between the surrounding mailing addresses...	ADW	ADW	KADW	Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....		3,669
Patuxent River Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between...	NHK	NHK	KNHK	NAS Patuxent River Naval Air Station Patuxent River "Pax River" redirects here. For the river, see Patuxent River.Naval Air Station Patuxent River , also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. Mary's County, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to the U.S... (Trapnell Field)		1,014
St. Inigoes	NUI		KNUI	NOLF Webster
				Notable Private-Use Airports
Owings Mills Owings Mills, Maryland Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 20,193 at the 2000 census. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway and to Owings Mills Mall....	4MD9			St. John Airport		1
Tilghman	7MD9			Tilghman Whipp Airport		2
				Notable Former Airports
Perry Hall Perry Hall, Maryland Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,705 at the 2000 census...	~~1W2~~			Baltimore Airpark

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