Salisbury Regional Airport

Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport

Salisbury Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWicomico County
OperatorWicomico County Department of Aviation
ServesSalisbury, Maryland, U.S.
LocationSalisbury, Maryland, U.S.
OpenedNovember 11, 1943; 80 years ago (1943-11-11)[1]
Elevation AMSL53 ft / 16 m
Coordinates38°20′24″N 75°30′34″W / 38.34000°N 75.50944°W / 38.34000; -75.50944
Websitewww.flysbyairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,400 1,951 Asphalt
5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Enplanements64,393
Statistics: FAA passenger boarding data[2]

Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (IATA: SBY, ICAO: KSBY, FAA LID: SBY), or, more succinctly Salisbury Regional Airport,[3] is located in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast from downtown Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Salisbury is the largest metropolitan area of Maryland's Eastern Shore with a population of 405,803[4] in the metropolitan statistical area, and is centrally located on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Since SBY Regional Airport is the only commercial airport with daily scheduled flights in the area, it also serves Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, which include the other towns of Ocean City, Cambridge, and Easton. American Eagle operates three round trip flights per day to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and one round trip flight per day to Philadelphia International Airport.

  1. ^ "New Airport Is Dedicated: 5,000 To 7,000 Stand In Storms Near Salisbury To Witness Ceremony". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1943. p. 13.
  2. ^ FAA Enplanements Archived 2017-07-15 at the Wayback Machine CY2016
  3. ^ "Salisbury airport jettisons 'Ocean City' in branding". Delmarva Daily Times. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ^ "Salisbury, MD-DE (MSA)". Retrieved 2017-10-13.