FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SBY |
| Lat/Long: | 38-20-25.8940N / 075-30-37.0370W 38-20.431567N / 075-30.617283W 38.3405261 / -75.5102881 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 52 ft. / 15.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles SE of SALISBURY, MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 21804 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SBY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1052 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, HIRL RY 14/32; MALSR RY 32; VASI RYS 05 & 23; PAPI RY 14; REIL RYS 05, 23, & 14 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OBSCURED BY TREES IN NW QUADRANT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 410-548-4827. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.425 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (410-341-0868) |
| SALISBURY GROUND: | 123.775 [0600-2230] |
| SALISBURY TOWER: | 119.425 [0600-2230] |
| PATUXENT APPROACH: | 127.95 |
| PATUXENT DEPARTURE: | 127.95 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.55 123.775 |
| (0600-2230): | 123.775 |
| (2230-2300): | 118.55 |
| CON: | 123.775 |
| WX ASOS at OXB (18 nm E): | 119.025 (410-213-1530) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.55/256.8 (SEA ISLE RCAG) WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SBY at field | | SALISBURY VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 12W |
| SWLr001/17.2 | | SNOW HILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 08W |
| ATRr215/31.5 | | WATERLOO VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LANDY | | 277/14.8 | | 407 | | 12W | | OX | --- -..- |
| CAMBRIDGE | | 126/27.2 | | 355 | | 10W | | CGE | -.-. --. . |
| EASTON | | 147/38.3 | | 212 | | 10W | | ESN | . ... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition RY 14/32 ASPH SECTIONS NUMEROUS CRACKS WITH WEEDS GROWING THROUGH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 34.0 | | Double wheel: | 115.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 38-20.761350N | | 38-20.220083N |
| Longitude: | 075-31.001133W | | 075-30.078367W |
| Elevation: | 46.1 ft. | | 51.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 127 true | | 319 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights MALSR UNMONITORED. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RWY 14 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. bldg, lighted, 400 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 8 FT FENCE 100 FT FM THLD 100 FT R. | | none |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-20.036083N | | 38-20.696850N |
| Longitude: | 075-31.014850W | | 075-30.390333W |
| Elevation: | 44.9 ft. | | 50.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 037 true | | 229 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 95 ft. tree, 2920 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 95 ft. tree, 2800 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WICOMICO COUNTY PO BOX 870 SALISBURY, MD 21803 Phone 410-548-4801 |
| Manager: | ROBERT L BRYANT 5485 ARPT TERMINAL RD UNITA SALISBURY, MD 21804 Phone 410-548-4827 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 157 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 79 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 69 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 147/day * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 15% | commercial | | 12% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS MIL TRNG ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FBO HRS 0600-2100. FOR SERVICES AFTER HRS CALL 410-749-0323. |
| - | NUMEROUS CRACKS AND SPALLING ON TWY "C " AND TWY "E". |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N06 - Laurel Airport (13 nm N)
KOXB - Ocean City Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KGED - Sussex County Airport (22 nm N)
KWAL - Wallops Flight Facility (24 nm S)
W41 - Crisfield Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
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Photo taken 02-Feb-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:00 | | 00:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 09:55:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 05:55:50 |
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| METAR |
| KSBY | 300903Z AUTO 27003KT 1/2SM FG VV001 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2
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KOXB 19nm E | 300853Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM HZ VV001 24/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02440217 55002 $
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| TAF |
| KSBY | 300634Z 300706 13001KT 3SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 0711 00000KT 1/2SM FG FM1300 VRB02KT P6SM SCT004 OVC100 FM1500 21003KT P6SM SCT010 BKN200 FM1800 28006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM2300 17004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM0300 00000KT 3SM BR BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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