SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY: WICOMICO REGIONAL AIRPORT. Ask about our Build Now! Program. Scheduled Airline Service. Airport Amenities

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1 SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY: WICOMICO REGIONAL AIRPORT Located in the coastal area of Maryland, midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional offers an outstanding location for your aviation-related business. Nearly one thousand acres in size, the airport has plenty of space for aircraft manufacturing, a major maintenance facility, a parts-distribution facility, or even an aeronautical training campus. Plus, our pre-approved sites allow you to begin construction quickly. Ask about our Build Now! Program Scheduled Airline Service Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport is the corporate home of Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines. Nearly 150,000 airline passengers fly to and from the airport each year, connecting through Philadelphia and Charlotte to air terminals around the globe. Salisbury- Ocean City Airport is also a major maintenance hub for the airline. Piedmont s local mechanics service both Dash 8 and Embraer 145 aircraft. Airport Amenities Control tower 6,400-ft. main runway 5,000-ft. cross runway Instrument Landing System On-field VORTAC Bay Land Aviation (FBO)

2 Existing hangar space for corporate and personal aircraft Attractive airline terminal with abundant parking Land-lease program for those who wish to build and own a hangar Second-largest airport in Maryland NASA s Virginia Space Flight Center is nearby on Wallops Island Air Business Center At present, Salisbury-Ocean City Airport s Air Business Center is home to Federal Express, a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter, and a major corporate flight department. Building sites with and without runway access are available in various sizes to suit your business needs.

3 Area Information Population Wicomico County: 98,733 Region (30 mi): 172,779 Transportation Air American / American Eagle FBO: Bay Land Aviation Federal Express Distance to Baltimore Washington, D.C. Norfolk, Va. Philadelphia Wilmington, Del. New York City Education 90 mi. 240 mi. Water Port of Salisbury 150-ft.-wide channel 14 feet deep at mean tide Second largest in Maryland Rail Norfolk-Southern Four freight trains daily Highway Salisbury University Four-year institution with graduate programs, 8,700 students Wor-Wic Community College Two-year Associate Degrees and Customized Training, 3,500 students University of Maryland Eastern Shore Four-year institution with graduate programs, 3,500 students Route 13 (N/S) U.S. Route 50 (E/W)

4 Health Care Peninsula Regional Medical Center Top-100 cardiology center Inpatient/outpatient services Diagnostic, sub-acute care Emergency/ trauma center HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital 54-bed rehabilitation hospital Accredited by the Joint Commission Specialties in stroke and brain-injury care Numerous Immediate-Care Facilities Numerous Nursing Homes and Senior Living Communities Attractions Delmarva Shorebirds Minor-League Baseball Team and Stadium Salisbury Zoo Salisbury Marina Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art Art Institute and Gallery Assateague National (Seashore) Park, Ocean City, Md. Discovery Center Museum, Pocomoke, Md. Salisbury Symphony Orchestra Community Players of Salisbury Numerous historic homes open to the public 20+ golf courses

5 Selected Employers Perdue Farms (food Processing) Peninsula Regional Medical Center Salisbury University Jubilant Cadista (pharmaceuticals) K&L Microwave American Airlines Pepsi-Cola Verizon MaTech (machining) Lorch Microwave PolyOne (plastics/vinyl) Tishcon (vitamins) Trinity Labs (pharmaceuticals) RelComm Tech. (relay switches) Toroid Corporation (transformers) Plymouth Tube (steel extrusion) Chesapeake Shipbuilding (cruise ships) Contact Information Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development One Plaza East, Suite 501 P.O. Box 4700 Salisbury, Maryland Tel: / Info@swed.org