Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)

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Ocean City Municipal Airport
IATA: OCE – ICAO: KOXB – FAA: OXB
Summary
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, -75.12389
Website		www.ococean.com/airport.html
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	3,201	976	Asphalt/Concrete
14/32	4,072	1,241	Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			37,000
Based aircraft			62
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Ocean City Municipal Airport (IATA: OCE, ICAO: KOXB, FAA LID: OXB)^[2] is a public airport serving Ocean City, a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is located 3 statute miles (5 km) west of town, just off Route 611 in West Ocean City.^[3]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ocean City Municipal Airport is assigned OXB by the FAA and OCE by the IATA, (which assigned OXB to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau^[4]^[5]).

[edit] 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 June 7, 2006, the airport had 37,000 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 62 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single engine, 13% multi-engine, 3% helicopters and 2% ultralight.^[1]