Ocean City Municipal Airport

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Ocean City Municipal Airport is a public facility serving Ocean City, a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is located 3 statute miles (5 km) southwest of town, off Route 611 in West Ocean City. The airport opened in October 1960.Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Ocean City Municipal Airport is OXB to the FAA and OCE to the IATA.Facilities and aircraftOcean City Municipal Airport covers an area of 578acre which contains two asphalt and concrete paved runways: 2/20 measuring 3,201 x 75 ft (976 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,072 x 75 ft (1,241 x 23 m).For the 12-month period ending May 28, 2009, the airport had an average of 101 operations per day: 78% Transient general aviation, 20% Local general aviation, and 2% military. There are 44 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single engine, 5 multi-engine, 2 helicopters and 1 ultralight.Ocean Aviation is the full-service FBO available on airport grounds, serving as Ocean City's Cessna Pilot Center and FAA Part 141 Approved Flight Academy.