Easton Airport/Newman field (KESN) is a general aviation airport located two miles north of Easton, Maryland in beautiful Talbot County. The airport currently serves general aviation needs for the Mid-Atlantic region of Easton and the surrounding Mid-Shore communities. Easton Airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the region providing essential access for corporate pilots, businesses and aviation enthusiasts linking Talbot County to the northeast. Easton has been identified by the FAA as one of the top 3% Regional Airports in the United States.
Owned and operated by Talbot County, Easton Airport was first constructed for use by the military during World War 11 and later returned to Talbot County, where it provides a variety of services to the flying public. Easton Airport maintains the highest levels of security in keeping with Homeland Security requirements and specifications.
ESN is sensitive to environmental concerns having constructed two EPA compliant Fuel Truck Parking Spill Containment Pads which prevent inadvertent contamination of the wetland located near the airport.
ESN was named "Best in the State" for the year 2000; it is one of the few general aviation airports in the country with an ILS (Instrument Landing System) facility. The Air Traffic Control Tower was completed in 2007. In 2008, ESN was named the FAA Eastern Region General Aviation Airport of the year. In 2010 radar service was added to the tower, improving safety and capacity.
Ideally situated alongside US-50 and on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay, Easton Airport is just outside of the busy and restricted airspace of Baltimore and Washington. All major destinations on the Delmarva Peninsula are an hour's drive or less from Easton and Washington DC and Baltimore just minutes more.
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