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Martin State Airport is a joint civil-military public use airport located east of the central business district of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. By 1945, Martin had built $5.5 million in structures on the field. The company attempted to sell the property to the City of Baltimore for $1 million, but the commissioner Robert O'Boneell said there was insufficient room for expansion. In 1974, Governor Marvin Mandel proposed to purchase the airport from Martin Marietta. The company formed a real-estate arm, Chesapeake Park Inc., with the former Baltimore County Council Chair Herry J. Bartenfelder to build residential and commercial real estate. Citizens of Essex opposed the use conversion, lending support to the State's purchase of the field for $9.4 million. In 1980, Port-A-Port T-hangars were purchased for general aviation use and lease. In the 1990s the airport was targeted as part of the Middle River Employment Center district to have MD route 43 highway extended from I-95 direct to the terminal through a series of wetland parcels.
Military use
The Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing is a tenant activity at MTN which had locally based A-10C aircraft until its retirement in September 2025, leaving the 175th Wing as the only Air Guard unit without planes. The Air National Guard facility, converting into a dedicated Cybersecurity Wing is located on the northeast side of the field and is officially named Warfield Air National Guard Base.
Facilities and aircraft
Martin State Airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 15/33 which is . It also had one helipad with a concrete surface. First Class Flight Academy, and Brett Aviation.
Cargo operations
See also
- List of airports in Maryland
- Martin State Airport (MARC station)
- 175th Wing
References
External links
- Martin State Airport
- Martin Airport on Google Street View
- Aerial photo as of 8 April 1994 from USGS The National Map