Carroll County Regional Airport (ICAO: KDMW, FAA LID: DMW), also known as Jack B. Poage Field, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Westminster, in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The airport is owned by Carroll County Board of Commissioners. It is designated as a reliever airport for the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).[1][2]
Carroll County Regional Airport Jack B. Poage Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Carroll County | ||||||||||
| Location | Westminster, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 789 ft / 240 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°36′30″N 077°00′28″W / 39.60833°N 77.00778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | https://carrollcountyregionalairport.com/ | ||||||||||
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  DMW Location of airport in Maryland / United States  DMW DMW (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Carroll County Regional Airport is assigned DMW by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA due to the small size of the airport and its main use being general aviation.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editCarroll County Regional Airport covers an area of 475 acres (192 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 5,100 x 100 ft (1,554 x 30 m).[1] The airport also has a flight school called Dream Flight School.
For the 12-month period ending May 4, 2023, the airport had 56,224 aircraft operations, an average of 154 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. There was at that time 112 aircraft based at this airport: 90 single engine, 13 multi-engine, 3 jet aircraft and 6 helicopters.[1]
There are currently no plans to bring commercial service to the airport. The nearest airport with commercial service is Baltimore BWI airport, serving flights to many US cities and with a few flights to/from Europe.
The airport does not have air traffic control.
Amenities
editThe airport is near MD-97. It is also located in the vicinity of Carroll County Pond. It is near a populated area of Carroll County.
Fatal airshow accident
editOn September 23, 1990, 62-year-old pilot Jack B. Poage was killed when his red-and-white Pitts S-2B crashed into a grassy field near the main runway of the airport after he failed to leave enough altitude to recover from a flat spin maneuver during his plane stunt. The field where he crashed was later named after him in his honor.[4] The crash was caught on camera by a witness.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DMW PDF, effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ Carroll County Regional Airport (official site)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KDMW - Westminster, Maryland (Carroll County Regional Airport)
- ^ "Stunt flight turns into disaster Veteran pilot crashes, dies before thousands at air show". 24 September 1990.
External links
edit- Carroll County Regional Airport official website
- Carroll County Regional Airport Master Plan
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DMW
- AirNav airport information for DMW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for DMW
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