Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)
| Ocean City Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KOXB – FAA LID: OXB | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Ocean City | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ocean City, Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°18′38″N 075°07′26″W / 38.31056°N 75.12389°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website |
oceancitymd | ||||||||||||||
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  OXB Location of airport in Maryland | |||||||||||||||
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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.[2] The airport opened in October 1960.[3]
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).[1][4][5][6]
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).[1]
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.[1][7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for OXB (Form 5010 PDF), effective July 5, 2007
- ↑ "Ocean City Municipal Airport". Ocean City Department of Tourism.
- ↑ "OCEAN CITY AIRPORT DUE Commission Says It Will Be Ready About August 1". The Baltimore Sun. July 1, 1959.
- ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Bissau-Osvaldo Vieira Airport (IATA: OXB, ICAO: GGOV)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Ocean City Municipal Airport (IATA: OCE, ICAO: KOXB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOXB
- ↑ http://www.flyoceanaviation.com/
- ↑ Brozan, Nadine (July 13, 2004). "CHRONICLE". New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OXB
- AirNav airport information for KOXB
- ASN accident history for OCE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures