Weide Army Airfield

Airport in Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Weide Army Heliport (IATA: EDG, ICAO: KEDG, FAA LID: EDG) is a heliport, formerly Weide Army Airfield, located 2 miles (3 km) from Edgewood Arsenal, in the U.S. state of Maryland.[1]

BuiltMay 1941
ElevationAMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates39°23′31″N 076°17′29″W
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Weide Army Heliport
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LocationEdgewood Arsenal, Maryland
BuiltMay 1941
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates39°23′31″N 076°17′29″W
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EDG is located in Maryland
EDG
EDG
Location of airport in Maryland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1-19 1,704 519 Asphalt
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History

On 25 September 1976, a 40,409 square foot building was dedicated at the airfield. About 70 helicopters were based at the airfield to respond to natural disasters.[2]

In 2013, a 100,000 sq ft addition was dedicated to support six CH-47 parking pads.[3]

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