Washington Executive Airport
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Washington Executive Airport , also known as Hyde Field, is a public use general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

 airport
Airport
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 located two miles (3.2 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 (CBD) of Clinton
Clinton, Maryland
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, in Prince Georges County, Maryland
Maryland
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, USA
United States
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. It is subject to the Special Flight Rules Area restrictions imposed by the FAA after September 11, 2001.

Facilities

Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field covers 140 acres (57 ha) and has one 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...

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  • Runway 5/23: 3,000 x 60 ft. (914 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
    Asphalt
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