Martin State Airport

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Martin State Airport

IATA: MTN – ICAO: KMTN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Maryland Aviation Administration
Location		Baltimore, Maryland
Elevation AMSL		22 ft / 6.7 m
Coordinates		39°19′32.38″N 76°24′49.55″W / 39.3256611, -76.4137639
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	6,996	2,132	Concrete
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	65	20	Concrete

Martin State Airport (IATA: MTN, ICAO: KMTN) is a public airport located near the town of Essex, Maryland on Maryland State Highway 150 (Eastern Boulevard), near the intersection of Maryland State Highway 700 (Martin Boulevard), 9 miles (14 km) east of the city of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. The Maryland Aviation Administration operates the Airport on behalf of the Maryland Department of Transportation. MTN is a General Aviation Reliever Airport. The Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing is a tenant activity at MTN with locally-based A-10 and C-130 aircraft. The Air National Guard facility is located on the northwest side of the field and is officially named Warfield Air National Guard Base.

[edit] History

In 1929, Mr. Glenn L. Martin, a pioneer aviation designer and constructor, purchased 1,260 acres (5 km²) 12 miles (19 km) east of Baltimore for the purpose of creating an aircraft manufacturing site for the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company. One of the first aircraft produced at Martin was the B-10, in 1932, which brought the company of the Collier Trophy. Construction of three runways, Hangars 1-2-3, and the Airport Administration Building took place during 1939-1940. Hangars 4-5-6 and the Strawberry Point Hangar were completed in 1940-1941. The China Clipper, PBM flying boats, B-26 bomber and Martin Mars were produced in these facilities. During the post-World War II period, the Martin 202 and 404 commercial transports, as well as jet-powered aircraft, were produced. The Martin Company consolidated with the American Marietta Corporation in September 1961 to form the Martin Marietta Corporation. Since 1960, the field has also housed units of the Maryland Air National Guard. The land devoted to airfield use, namely 747 acres (3 km²), was sold on 20 September 1975, to the State of Maryland. In its role of fostering and developing aviation, the State’s purpose in purchasing the Airport was to ensure the retention of a General Aviation facility close to Baltimore.