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Cape May Airport
Cape May County Airport
FAA runway diagram IATA: WWD – ICAO: KWWD – FAA LID: WWD Summary Airport type Public Owner Delaware River and Bay Authority Serves Wildwood, New Jersey Location Lower Township, New Jersey Elevation AMSL 23 ft / 7 m Coordinates 39°00′31″N 074°54′30″W / 39.00861°N 74.90833°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 4,998 1,523 Asphalt 10/28 4,998 1,523 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 35,051 Based aircraft 80 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Cape May Airport (IATA: WWD, ICAO: KWWD, FAA LID: WWD), also known as Cape May County Airport, is a public airport located in Lower Township, New Jersey, United States,[2] about four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Wildwood, a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.[1][3] This general aviation airport, located on Breakwater Road, serves Cape May County and is operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority. Hangar #1 contains the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, whose collection focuses on World War II
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History
NAS Wildwood in the 1940s.
Hangar No. 1, on the National register of Historic Places.The airport started in 1941 as NAS Rio Grande, named for its location near Rio Grande, New Jersey. Due to confusion with Rio Grande, Texas, the name was changed to NAS Wildwood in 1943. Following the end of World War II, Naval Air Station Wildwood was deemed excess to U.S. Navy requirements. It was subsequently deeded to the local government for transition to a civilian airport which is still in operation today as Cape May County Airport.
Facilities
Cape May County Airport covers an area of 996 acres (403 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways designated 1/19 and 10/28, each measuring 4,998 x 150 ft. (1,523 x 46 m).[1]
In a 12-month period ending October 31, 2008, the airport had 35,050 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 29% local general aviation, 71% transient general aviation, >1% military, and >1% ultralight. There are 157 aircraft based at this airport: 36% single engine aircraft, 13% multi-engine aircraft, .006% jet, and .006% ultralight. [1]
On-field services include self-serve 100LL gas and Fight Deck Diner. Locations off-field include Cape May National Golf Course (2 miles), Lobster House Restaurant (3 miles) and the Wetlands Institute (10 miles).
Accidents and incidents
On December 12, 1976, an Atlantic City Airlines DeHavilland Twin Otter operating as Allegheny Commuter Flight 977 crashed short of the runway.[4] Of the two crew members, one died and one sustained serious injuries. Of the passengers, 2 died and 6 sustained serious injuries. One seriously-injured passenger died one month after the accident, but was counted as a survivor by the National Transportation Safety Board report because it defined fatalities as individuals who died within 7 days of the accident.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for WWD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-06-05
- ^ "Lower township, Cape May County, New Jersey." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 10, 2009.
- ^ General information about Cape May Airport (WWD), Delaware River and Bay Authority. Accessed June 22, 2007. "This well-maintained, 1,000-acre general aviation airport located in Rio Grande, New Jersey, approximately 5 miles from Cape May, has two runways, six taxiways and three aircraft parking ramps."
- ^ "AAR77-12." National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on June 10, 2009. i (2 of 31).
- ^ "AAR77-12." National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on June 10, 2009. (7 of 31).
External links
- Cape May Airport, official site
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KWWD
- ASN accident history for WWD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KWWD
- FAA Terminal Procedures for WWD, effective 20 October 2011
Bridges Ferries Airports New Castle Airport • Millville Airport • Civil Air Terminal at Dover AFB • Cape May Airport • Delaware AirparkNational Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey Historic districts Cape May Historic District | Dennisville Historic District | Marshallville Historic District | Ocean City Residential Historic District | South Tuckahoe Historic District
Other properties Avalon Life Saving Station | J. Thompson Baker House | Battery 223 | Thomas Beesley Jr. House | Thomas Beesley Sr. House | Brandywine Shoal Light | Calvary Baptist Church | Cape May Light | Caribbean Motel | Chateau Bleu Motel | Owen Coachman House | Cold Spring Grange Hall | Cold Spring Presbyterian Church | Joseph Falkinburg House | Fire Control Tower No. 23 | Fishing Creek Schoolhouse | The Flanders Hotel | John Wesley Gandy House | Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood | Hereford Inlet Light | George Hildreth House | John Holmes House | Thomas Leaming House | Henry Ludlam House | Thomas Ludlam Jr. House | Marine National Bank | New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meetinghouse | Ocean City 34th Street Station | Ocean City City Hall | Ocean City Tenth Street Station | Octagonal Poultry House | Old Cape May County Courthouse Building | Jonathan Pyne House | Reeves-Iszard-Godfey House | Rio Grande Station | Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church | TBM-3E "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber Warplane | William S. Townsend House | Tuckahoe Station | U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 | Whilldin-Miller House | Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Categories:- Airports in New Jersey
- Delaware River and Bay Authority facilities
- Closed facilities of the United States Navy
- Buildings and structures in Cape May County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Cape May County, New Jersey
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