Harford County Airport
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Harford County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | HARFORD CTY ARPT OWNERS GROUP INC | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Harford Air Services | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Churchville, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Churchville, Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 409 (surveyed) ft / 124.7 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°34′00″N 76°12′09″W / 39.5668°N 76.2024°WCoordinates: 39°34′00″N 76°12′09″W / 39.5668°N 76.2024°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.harfordair.com | ||||||||||||||
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  0W3 Location of airport in Maryland | |||||||||||||||
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Harford County Airport (FAA LID: 0W3) is a public airport located in the unincorporated community of Churchville, in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
Harford County Airport is a general aviation (GA) airport in northern Maryland that serves primarily recreational pilots. There are three runways at Harford, two grass/turf and one paved. The popular runway in the summer time is the grass runway 01/19. However, in November, the turf is closed as the grass generally remains wet and soggy over the winter months. The diagonal turf runway 14/32 is rarely used by powered pilots except during high crosswind conditions. The prevailing winds generally vary between favoring 28 and 19
The airport has a large sailplane/glider contingent and is home of the Atlantic Soaring Club. The airport serves some commercial activities, mainly sightseeing and flight training (through Harford Air Services) as well as biplane rides and hot air balloons (run by Light Flight Balloons). In the spring of 2012 a skydiving company, Skydive Baltimore, moved their operations from Ridgley and started operations at the airport.
Harford Air Services[]
Harford Air is the sole fixed-base operator at Harford County Airport. They offer sightseeing, flight training, and aircraft rental. Their flight school provides training for the Private Pilot's License, Instrument Rating, Commercial License, Flight Instructor, and Tailwheel training, including ground school in the spring and fall. They have six aircraft available for rent three Cessna 172s including two 'S' models and one 'M' model, a Piper Arrow, a Bellanca Citabria, and a Cessna 162 Skycatcher.
Atlantic Soaring Club[]
Atlantic Soaring Club is a glider club based at the airport. They fly generally on the weekends and also provide aero-tow gliding instruction.
Light Flight Balloons and Barnstormer Aero[]
Light Flight/Barnstormer Aero is a commercial ballooning company based at Harford Airport. They offer hot air balloon rides, instruction, and rides in their 1941 Stearman Open Cockpit Biplane.
Skydive Baltimore[]
Skydive Baltimore came to Harford Airport in the spring of 2012. They offer tandem skydiving and own a Cessna C-208 Caravan and three Cessna 182 airplanes.
Airport upgrades[]
The airport is currently obtaining permits to enable a generalized expansion.[1] This expansion is aimed at increasing the overall safety of the airport and to attract new business into the surrounding area. The airport expansion will consist of eliminating two of the three existing runways and extending the length of one of its runways to just over 3,000 ft. This will allow aircraft to arrive and depart on a safer longer runway, while simultaneously reducing noise for the surrounding community. This expansion will also promote increased business revenue for many of the shops and restaurants in Bel Air, Churchville, Aberdeen, and Edgewood, and will serve as convenient access to those visiting the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.[1]
On April 14, 2015, a judge ruled against a zoning appeal to stop the airport expansion.[2] The completed runway 01/19 is 2,856 feet (871 m) long by 75 feet (23 m) wide.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Harford approves new zoning rules to aid Churchville airport expansion". The Baltimore Sun. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "Judge upholds zoning approvals for Harford County Airport expansion". The Baltimore Sun. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "FAA Airport Facilities Directory" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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