EASTON, MARYLAND — Easton Airport will close its main runway, 4/22, from 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, until 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, for construction under its Airfield Modernization Program, according to an Oct. 16 public notice from the airport.
The airport says it anticipates reopening Runway 4/22 for the Waterfowl Festival weekend, Nov. 13–15, and for Thanksgiving weekend, with specific dates and times to be coordinated and announced. Runway 15/33 will remain available for normal operations, the notice says, and pilots are told to check NOTAMs, the Federal Aviation Administration's official notices to pilots, for the latest information.
Neighbors may notice the shift. In its answers to common questions, the airport says Runway 15/33 will see more air traffic during construction, with most traffic operating north of the airport and turning onto final approach east of the airport near Chapel Road or Matthewstown Road. Air traffic controllers may change patterns in busy periods, it says.
The modernization program moves the threshold of Runway 4/22 1,900 feet southwest, inside the current airfield fence line, to meet federal runway safety standards, according to the airport. The runway will be 6,400 feet long when the work is done, and the program is expected to be complete by 2030. The airport says about 90% of the cost is paid by Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grants. David A. Bramble, Inc. is the prime contractor for the 2026 construction package.
Easton Airport is owned and operated by Talbot County as an enterprise of county government. Questions go to Airport Manager Micah Risher at 410-770-8055.
Source: Easton Airport
Also: Easton Airport (2), Maryland Department of Transportation
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