Ocean City Municipal Airport (New Jersey)

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Ocean City Municipal Airport
Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N) in 2020.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Ocean City
Location Ocean City, New Jersey
Elevation  AMSL 5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 39°15′48″N074°36′27″W / 39.26333°N 74.60750°W / 39.26333; -74.60750
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
6/242,973906 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations20,164
Based aircraft18

Ocean City Municipal Airport( FAA LID : 26N) is the only airport located on a New Jersey barrier island. Named Clarke Field after a naval commander, the public airport is located two nautical miles (3.704 km) southwest of the central business district of Ocean City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by the City of Ocean City. [1] It was built between 1934 and 1935 with funds from the Civil Works Administration.

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History

In October 1929, Ocean City officials purchased 124 acres (50 ha) of land between 22nd and 28th street, west of Bay Avenue, for $87,000 (1929  USD). The city planned on building a municipal airport, replacing the grassy field at 18th and Bay. A week after the city purchased the land, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred, which halted plans due to lack of money. On September 7, 1932, then-mayor Harry Headley named the undeveloped airport as Clarke Field, after Vincent A. Clarke, Jr., commander of the USS Los Angeles airship. On January 5, 1934, Mayor Headley announced that the city received a $100,400 grant (1934 USD) from the Civil Works Administration to construct the new airport – about 75% would go toward labor, employing about 400 people, while the remainder of the cost was for materials. [2]

On January 15, 1934, the future airport had its groundbreaking ceremony. The airport was designed by Erwin L. Schwatt, and was originally intended to have three runways, with material dredged from the bay. On July 4, 1935, the airport opened, after delays due to weather and broken equipment. [2] The airport opened to the public in November 1937, [3] making it the only airport on a New Jersey barrier island. [4]

In February 2018, the city of Ocean City proposed spending $2.3 million to rebuild the airport, replacing the small building that currently houses the airport operation center and a small diner. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Ocean City Municipal Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24  ha ). It contains one asphalt paved runway (6/24) measuring 2,972 ft (906 m) in length, and 60 ft (18 m) wide. [3] [1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2018, the airport had 22,218 aircraft operations, which averages to 61 per day, with 40% local general aviation and 60% itinerant general aviation. There are 14 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine and 2 multi-engine. [1]

On the airport premises is the Ocean City Municipal Golf Course. The Airport Diner, formerly housed in the airport building, closed during the covid-19 pandemic. [3]

Incidents

Several incidents have occurred at the airport, warranting investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 26N PDF , effective 2010-07-29
  2. 1 2 Fred Miller (October 2010). "Flying High". Ocean City Magazine: 48–49. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "26N Ocean City Municipal Airport". AirNav, LLC. March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Donald Wittkowski (February 19, 2018). "Ocean City Airport May Receive $2.3 Million Makeover in 2020". OCNJ Daily. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ NTSB Identification: IAD02LA038 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ NTSB Identification: IAD02LA070 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ National Transportation Safety Board - Aircraft Accident/Incident Database (PDF) (Report). p. 45. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ NTSB Identification: NYC03LA112 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ NTSB Identification: IAD04CA042 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ NTSB Identification: ERA09LA384 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ Michael Miller (June 1, 2011). "Controlling geese a daily challenge for Ocean City's airport". Press of Atlantic City.
  12. ↑ "Small Aircraft Crashes at Ocean City Airport". Cape May County Herald. May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ NTSB Identification: GAA17CA484 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ Jeff Goldman (August 10, 2018). "Helicopter crashes near Ocean City airport, 2 injured". NJ.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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