Frederick Municipal Airport is a public

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located in the city of

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, in Frederick County,

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. This airport is publicly owned by the City of Frederick. Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) is classified as a general aviation airport. According to analysis, FDK experienced approximately 129,000 operations in 2004 with an expected increase to about 165,000 by 2025. www.cityoffrederick.com, accessed 10-25-2011

Facilities

In October 2010, Frederick Municipal Airport received $4.8 million from the

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to build and staff a control tower at the airport. Work commenced in October 2010, and an air traffic control tower, with accompanying Class D airspace, was commissioned on May 1, 2012. FrederickNewsPost.com, accessed 10-5-2010

Runways

FDK maintains two paved runways: the primary runway, Runway 5-23, which is 5,220 feet in length and 100 feet in width, and Runway 12-30, which is 3,600 feet in length and 75 feet in width. Plans for the airfield include upgrading the existing runway 5/23 to 6,000 feet in length, 12/30 to 3,750 feet, and adding a third turf runway with 2,400 feet. In keeping up with increased growth of corporate and personal aircraft in the Frederick area, the airport has also planned for increased hangar storage. www.cityoffrederick.com, accessed 10-25-2011 Frederick Municipal Airport currently covers an area of and contains two

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s: * Runway 5/23: , surface: asphalt concrete * Runway 12/30: , surface: asphalt concrete

On field

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(AOPA) headquarters * Fuel: 100LL, Jet-A * Aircraft sales * Aircraft maintenance * Oxygen * Pilot lounge and supplies * Airways Inn restaurant * Frederick Flight Center (flight training and rental) * Bravo Flight Training (Flight Training and Rental) * Helicopter Flight school and rental

In popular culture

The Frederick Municipal Airport, called Frederick Field in the movie, is featured in the 1996 action film ''

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'' starring Kurt Russell, though the airport filmed is not Frederick Municipal Airport but rather

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History

Frederick Municipal Airport's construction began on March 26, 1946. It replaced Detrick Field, which would become

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and lose its aeronautical function. The airport opened on April 17, 1946, with the arrival of a

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, although the airport was not open for general use until the grading and paving of the runways completed later. The airport was dedicated on May 1, 1949.Airport Dedication Ceremonies Are Held Here: Rain Forces Cancellation Of Air Show
. ''The News'' (Frederick, Maryland). May 2, 1949. p. 4. At the dedication ceremony, two plaques were unveiled; one honored Frederick County residents who served their country in World War II, and the other honored Lieutenant William T. Delaplaine III, the first Frederick County pilot to lose their life in World War II. The airport became the home of the

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east coast fly-in in 1970.

References

External links

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