Phillips Army Airfield is a military

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Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) (sometimes erroneously called Aberdeen Proving ''Grounds'') is a U.S. Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States. More than 7,500 civilians and 5,000 military personnel work a ...

, 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 ...

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airfield has one

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paved

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: 4/22 is 7,997 by 200 feet (2,437 x 61 m) in service and two runways, 8/26 is 4,849 by 149 feet (1,478 x 45 m) and 17/35 is 5,004 by 149 feet (1,525 x 45 m), no longer in service.

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* Airports in Maryland United States Army airfields Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Maryland Transportation buildings and structures in Harford County, Maryland {{Maryland-airport-stub