Greater Cumberland Regional Airport

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Coordinates: 39°36′56″N 078°45′39″W / 39.61556, -78.76083

Greater Cumberland Regional Airport

IATA: CBE – ICAO: KCBE – FAA: CBE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Potomac Highlands Airport Authority
Serves		Cumberland, Maryland
Location		Wiley Ford, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL		775 ft / 236 m
Website		www.cumberlandairport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	5,048	1,539	Asphalt
11/29	2,442	744	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			14,300
Based aircraft			69
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (IATA: CBE, ICAO: KCBE, FAA LID: CBE) is a public airport located in the town of Wiley Ford (population 1,095) in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is two miles (3 km) south of the larger city of Cumberland (population 21,518) in Allegany County, Maryland. Although the airport is located in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, the FAA lists this as a Maryland airport.^[1]

The airport has not had commercial service from a major airline since US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest left in September 2001.

Located on second level of the airport terminal is the Cohongaronta Gallery (Cohongaronta being a Shawnee name for the Potomac River). It contains an array of historical displays pertaining to the history of the Potomac Highlands area. The centerpiece of the gallery is a 40% scaled replica of the Wright Brothers 1903 Wright Flyer that set the stage for aerial transportation. A seventy foot long time line highlights pertinent dates and events for the Potomac Highlands region. The gallery is open to the public during terminal business hours.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Racing
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Greater Cumberland Regional Airport covers an area of 314 acres (127 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,048 x 150 ft. (1,539 x 46 m) and 11/29 measuring 2,442 x 150 ft. (744 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 2, 2006, the airport had 14,300 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 69 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 7% gliders, 6% multi-engine, 3% jet aircraft and 3% helicopters.^[1]

[edit] Racing

Pumpkin Carve Autocross, 25 October 2003

The Cumberland Greater Regional Airport was used for a 1.6 mile airport course run in Wiley Ford, West Virginia (just south of Cumberland, Maryland) in the 1950s and 1960s.

Currently National Road Autosport holds Autocross events at the airport on a monthly basis.^[2]