Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (FAA LID: SBY, IAT: SBY, ICAO: KSBY), or more briefly Salisbury Regional Airport, is a public airport, Salisbury Regional Airport. It is situated in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, located five miles southwest from Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Salisbury city is the largest city of Maryland's eastern shore, in the metropolitan statistical area, with a population of 395, 300. Salisbury Regional Airport serves Salisbury, Maryland, and Region, SBY Regional airport is the only commercial service airport in this area. Salisbury Regional Airport also serves Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, which also includes other cities of Cambridge, Easton, and Ocean City. The owner of the Airport is Wicomico County, and Wicomico County Airport Commission operates it.

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport

Basic Information

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (FAA LID: SBY, IAT: SBY, ICAO: KSBY), or more briefly Salisbury Regional Airport, is a public airport, Salisbury Regional Airport. It is situated in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, located five miles southwest from Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Salisbury city is the largest city of Maryland's eastern shore, in the metropolitan statistical area, with a population of 395, 300. Salisbury Regional Airport serves Salisbury, Maryland, and Region, SBY Regional airport is the only commercial service airport in this area. Salisbury Regional Airport also serves Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, which also includes other cities of Cambridge, Easton, and Ocean City. The owner of the Airport is Wicomico County, and Wicomico County Airport Commission operates it.

American Eagle operates flights to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, roughly two round trip flights per day. American eagle also operates flights to Philadelphia International Airport, four round trip flights per day. As the records say, SBY Regional airport had 150,086 passenger boarding in 2012.

Facilities

Salisbury Regional Airport has two runways and estimates roughly 120,000 passengers a year.

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport terminal is 26,000 square feet, the building opened in 1990. American Eagle ticket counter and TSA scanning area are located at the southeast part of the SBY Regional airport terminal building. In the middle of the northwest part of the terminal building are two departures and one arrival gate, and also a security checkpoint.

The airport terminal cafe and lounges provide refreshments. The SBY airport terminal is surrounded by 6 acres of the parking facility, which serves departing and arriving aircraft. There are rental car counters provided in the arrival terminal.

History and economic impact

Salisbury is located on the Delmarva Peninsula, near the crossroads of the two major highways. The SBY Regional airport supports American Airlines' scheduled service and Cargo service, general aviation activities, and corporate jet-operations. The Salisbury airport supports 1,300 jobs and generates $84 million annually.

The construction of the Salisbury Regional Airport began in 1940, by the Wicomico County and the City of Salisbury with the works of progress administration. The first project cost $1,5 million and encompassed 695 acres. The SBY Regional airport initially opened in 1943, on November 11. It was primarily used as a training base of the US Navy during the World War through 1945. After World War II, SBY airport began commercial activity to Biltmore, Washington DC, and Easton. Numerous improvements installed in the 1960s, including runway resurfacing and taxiway lights. In 1968, Henson Aviation, under contract with Allegiant Airlines, owned by Richard A. Henson, began scheduled commuter service. Flights using small aircraft, which would shuttle travelers to many airports along the east coast. In 1983, Henson Airways was the primary air service provider in Salisbury, until 1993, when US airways purchased Henson Aviation. The major airline operated flights to Philadelphia and Washington, but later Washington was replaced with service to Charlotte.

Today the Salisbury Regional Airport covers 1,000 acres, and it is the second-largest airport in the state of Maryland.