Harford County Airport is a public
airport
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located in the unincorporated community of
Churchville, in
Harford County
Harford County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is al ...
,
Maryland
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,
United States
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.
Harford County Airport is a
general aviation
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(GA) airport in northern Maryland that serves primarily
recreational pilots. There used to be three runways at Harford, two turf/grass runways 01/19 and 14/32, as well as one paved/asphalt runway 10/28. As part of a major expansion project, in September of 2018, the turf runway 14/32 was permanently closed to make room for a paved parking area and new hangars. At the same time, runway 01/19 was closed to be paved and extended from 2000 feet to 2856 feet. In April of 2020, the new runway 01/19 opened to traffic.
The airport has a large
sailplane/glider contingent and hosts some commercial flying activities, mainly sightseeing and
flight training
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Flight training can be conducted under a str ...
.
Airport upgrades
The airport is currently obtaining permits to enable a generalized expansion.
This expansion is aimed at increasing the overall safety of the airport and to attract new business into the surrounding area. The airport expansion will consist of eliminating two of the three existing runways and extending the length of one of its runways to just over 3,000 feet. This will allow aircraft to arrive and depart on a safer longer runway, while simultaneously reducing noise for the surrounding community. This expansion will also promote increased business revenue for many of the shops and restaurants in
Bel Air,
Churchville,
Aberdeen
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, and Edgewood, and will serve as convenient access to those visiting the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
On April 14, 2015, a judge ruled against a zoning appeal to stop the airport expansion. The completed runway 01/19 is long by wide.
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Airports in Maryland
Transportation buildings and structures in Harford County, Maryland