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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

Woodbine Airport

ID MD78 Elev 720 ft Lat 39° 23.00' N Lon 77° 4.22' W Zulu …

Live conditions at MD78

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Aerial view · MD78

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for MD78 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at MD78

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,650 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 — 1,650 ft 100 ft Turf No —
21 — 1,650 ft 100 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for MD78, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at MD78

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-03-09 Schweizer SGS-233A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1992-06-10 Burkhart Grob G-109B · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-27 Bellanca 8GCBC · Hard landing · day →
1983-02-21 Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MD

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as MD78 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

857

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,351

Mechanics

AME

35

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

2

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

2

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

4

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

20

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

ODA

1

Organizational Designations

Schools

37

Flight Schools

FBO

20

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

26

Flying Clubs

Repair

3

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

8

EAA Chapters

DPEs near MD78

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 15 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 15 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 16 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 21 nm
Robert Bruce Hollen Baltimore MD 22 nm
Piet Edward Barber Fairfield PA 28 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 28 nm
Jude Gallagher Middle River MD 30 nm
Michael Wayne Deruggiero Middle River MD 30 nm
Neal Daniel Lanning Middle River MD 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near MD78

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Michael Henley Woodbine MD 3 nm
James Gregory Phelps Woodbine MD 3 nm
Emory James Haines Woodbine MD 3 nm
Michael Raymond Para Woodbine MD 3 nm
Daniel Keith Proffen Woodbine MD 3 nm
Robert Harry Orent Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Andrew Joseph Mullen Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Andrew Vern James Walker Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Prasad Siva-Subramanya Garapati Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Christopher Andrew Palmer Mount Airy MD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near MD78

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Steven Andes Woodbine MD 3 nm
Samu-El Malicai Powell Woodbine MD 3 nm
Michael Vincent Stanfield Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Robert Lee Border Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Gregory Oland Hood Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Richard Wallace Wilkinson Iii Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Bradley Douglas Wallace Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Paul Simon Tarrant Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Jose Heriberto Rivas Mount Airy MD 4 nm
Timothy Scott Matthews Mount Airy MD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near MD78

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 14 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 36 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 41 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 45 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 48 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 48 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 51 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 56 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 57 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 57 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.