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Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
11 ft / 3 m

2/20
  
3,201

Code
  
OCE

Phone
  
+1 410-213-2471

Location
  
Ocean City, Maryland

Website
  
oceancitymd.gov/...

3,201
  
976

Elevation
  
3 m

Owner
  
Town of Ocean City

Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)

Address
  
12724 Airport Rd, Berlin, MD 21811, USA

Similar
  
Courtyard by Marriott Ocean Cit, Oceanic Motel, Comfort Suites, Holiday Inn Ocean City, Bedtime Inn

Ocean City Municipal Airport (ICAO: KOXB, FAA LID: OXB) is a public facility serving Ocean City, a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is located 3 statute miles (5 km) southwest of town, off Route 611 in West Ocean City. The airport opened in October 1960.

Contents

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of OXB by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not currently have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code (the IATA assigned OXB to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Guinea-Bissau; it formerly assigned OCE to Ocean City).

Facilities and aircraft

Ocean City Municipal Airport covers an area of 578 acres (234 ha) which contains two asphalt and concrete paved runways: 2/20 measuring 3,201 x 75 ft (976 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,072 x 75 ft (1,241 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 28, 2009, the airport had an average of 101 operations per day: 78% Transient general aviation, 20% Local general aviation, and 2% military. There are 44 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single engine, 5 multi-engine, 2 helicopters and 1 ultralight.

Ocean Aviation is the full-service FBO available on airport grounds, serving as Ocean City's Cessna Pilot Center and FAA Part 141 Approved Flight Academy.

Ocean City Municipal Airport also offers biplane rides for $25, on a biplane called the "Cloud Dancer." This is a fairly popular attraction, as the biplane used for this is often seen over the skies of Ocean City. Helicopter rides are also given, using a Robinson R22. Skydiving services are also offered.

History

Ocean City airport opened in 1960.

  • Solo record – In 1994, Jimmy Mathis piloted a Cessna 172 Solo from Ocean City, Maryland to Long Beach, California, becoming the youngest solo aviator ever to fly cross country.
  • References

    Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland) Wikipedia