St. Mary's County Regional Airport

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Coordinates: 38°18′55″N 076°33′00″W / 38.31528, -76.55

St. Mary's County Regional Airport Capt. Walter Francis Duke Regional Airport

IATA: LTW – ICAO: none – FAA: 2W6
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		St. Mary's County
Location		Leonardtown, Maryland
Elevation AMSL		142 ft / 43 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
11/29	4,150	1,265	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			52,618
Based aircraft			100
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

St. Mary's County Regional Airport (IATA: LTW, FAA LID: 2W6)^[2], also known as Captain Walter Francis Duke Regional Airport, is a public airport located in St. Mary's County, Maryland, four miles (six km) northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown. The airport is also located eight nautical miles east of Naval Air Station Patuxent River.^[3] It is owned and operated by the St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners.^[1]

St. Mary's County Regional Airport has been in operation since 1969. The airport was re-dedicated as the Captain Walter Francis Duke Regional Airport in 2000.^[4] It recently reverted back to its original name.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

St. Mary's County Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (11/29) measuring 4,150 x 75 ft. (1,265 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 6, 2006, the airport had 52,618 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. There are 100 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single engine, 8% multi-engine, 3% helicopters, 2% ultralight and 1% gliders.^[1]

The airport houses small aircraft such as Pipers, gliders, and Cessnas (152's, 172's, etc.). The Maryland State Police house one of their helicopters, Trooper 7, at the airport. Trooper 7 flies medevacs all over the area including to as far north as Montgomery county and even in to northern Virginia. There is also a small flying club where people can learn to fly and rent planes to fly over the Chesapeake Bay.

The St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce has its offices in the terminal building of the airport. Groups like the EAA and Civil Air Patrol also meet there.