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Flag Day Farmer's Market Open at Airport

Flag Day Farmer’s Market Open at Airport

Building on the success of its Mother’s Day drive-thru Farmer’s Market, St. Mary’s County Regional Airport will host a similar drive-thru Farmer’s Market on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, from 10 am to 1 pm.

Shoppers at the airport’s Farmer’s Market stay in their cars to comply with current Maryland COVID-19 restrictions and reduce traffic delays through a course of 1.1 miles with more than 18 vendors.

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Airpark Drive-Thru Market Is Huge Success

Airpark Drive-Thru Market Is Huge Success

Katherine Stormont of the St. Mary’s Department Economic Development waves cars into the Mother’s Day Drive-Thru Farmers Market at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.

More than 600 vehicles toured St. Mary’s County Regional Airport this past Mother’s Day, experiencing its first-ever drive-thru farmers market. The success was obvious from the 10 am opening through the steady stream of cars until…

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Mother’s Day “Drive-Thru” Farmers Market

Mother’s Day “Drive-Thru” Farmers Market

Sunday, May 10, from 10 am to 2 pm — at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport — give mom what she really wants this Mother’s Day: a trip out of the house to buy some wonderful fresh, local items you can use to make her favorite dishes!

Historic Sotterley is proud to once again host a Farmers Market at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, says Nancy Easterling, executive director of Sotterley.…

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Hearing to Address Airport Rules Ordinance

A public hearing to consider airport rules and minimum standards for businesses and providing aeronautical services ordinance will be held Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearing before the St. Mary’s County commissioners. Note that as a result of the evidence and comments made at the public hearing, amendments may be made to the proposed…

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Food Trucks Begin Airport Lunch Service

Food Trucks Begin Airport Lunch Service

St. Mary’s County Regional Airport will begin food truck lunch service, two days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning March 10, 2020.

For more information about the growing aviation park at St. Mary’s airport, contact Ken Reed at S. Hunt Aero, St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, 44174 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619;   kreed@tqci.net. To learn more about S. Hunt Aero visit their Leader…

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Next FAA Pilot Forum - WINGS - March 14

Next FAA Pilot Forum – WINGS – March 14

In the year-long, ongoing recognition of St. Mary’s County Regional Airport’s 50th year in operation, a full slate of events for the public and specifically for aviation interests are being held. And increasing numbers of the safety and proficiency forums pilots require are being hosted locally. Jim Alexander, FAA Safety Team representative, has announced these upcoming presentations for WINGS…

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Next Fly-In Farmers Market March 21

Next Fly-In Farmers Market March 21

The March 21 Fly-In Farmers Market will offer the opportunity to take advantage of some of the region’s best farmers market offerings. America’s only Fly-In market is back by popular demand at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport inside the terminal building.

Shoppers can treat themselves to local farm products from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, March 21. There will be locally farmed oysters, breads,…

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Perfect Pilot Training at St. Mary's Airport

Perfect Pilot Training at St. Mary’s Airport

There are few more perfect spaces to learn to fly, Piedmont Flight Center student Megan Deaton says of St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. But she hadn’t learned any of them the day of her Discovery Flight, when she was wondering if she might like to become a pilot.

“We hadn’t even taken off,” she says, “and I knew.” Her instructor Mark Boas, Piedmont’s chief flight instructor, grins, sitting…

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Rusty Pilot Update Draws 50 Pilots

Rusty Pilot Update Draws 50 Pilots

If all of aviation got together to compose a shared recruitment poster it might be aimed at a Rusty Pilot, that is, a pilot whose credentials have lapsed. They are being recruited back to active flying to help sustain an industry suffering a pilot shortage impacting the military, commercial aviation, and general aviation as well.

“A lot want to do it,” says James Alexander, chair of the St.…

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Fly-In Market Back by Popular Demand

Fly-In Market Back by Popular Demand

If your goal this year is to buy local as often as possible, the February 15 Fly-In Farmers Market will make your shopping easier. America’s only Fly-In market is back by popular demand at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport inside the terminal building.

Shoppers can treat themselves, or someone special, to local farm products from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, February 15. There will be locally…

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TechPort Welcomes Two College Interns

TechPort Welcomes Two College Interns

TechPort, Southern Maryland’s new business incubator, has welcomed two interns.

Alexandra Walker is TechPort’s new community manager, and Tabitha Dunn will serve as community liaison.

TechPort is a key component of the Aviation Technology Park at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. It is located next to the University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, an international presence in…

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Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft on Display

Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft on Display

The St. Mary’s County Regional Airport is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with numerous events throughout 2020.

It’s next upcoming event is an indoor display of radio-controlled model aircraft, along with flight simulators, indoor small drone flight demos, and info on the UAS4STEM program. Hosted by Patuxent Aeromodelers RC Club, part of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA).

“Remote…

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Kunitz to Lead Next TechPort AfterHours

Kunitz to Lead Next TechPort AfterHours

Dan Kunitz, executive director of the DC I-Corps Node, will present an information session Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 4 to 6 pm at the TechPort UAS Incubator at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport to describe the opportunities available to entrepreneurs through the NSF I-Corps programs.

The TechPort AfterHours briefing, I-Corps Info Session & Evidence Based Entrepreneurship, is open to the…

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Santa Touches Down @ St. Mary's

Santa Touches Down @ St. Mary’s

Just weeks before the opening of the Golden Anniversary Year of  St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, Santa dropped in by red helicopter the weekend before Christmas  — leaving his reindeer to rest up for the big night ahead. He took the time to hear the wishes of a line-up of girls and boys stretching across the front of the terminal building at 44200 Airport Road, California, MD 20619.

This was…

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Luginbill Takes the Helm at TechPort

Luginbill Takes the Helm at TechPort

Innovator Thomas Luginbill has been named director of TechPort UAS Business Incubator of Southern Maryland. Long a motivator of other entrepreneurs, in his new role he is looking to move those entrepreneurs out of their garages and launch them into the world. That launch includes introductions to large companies who have made billions of dollars but have run out of ideas.

“They get so big they…

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Santa to Fly In to St. Mary's Airport - Dec. 21

Santa to Fly In to St. Mary’s Airport – Dec. 21

Santa is flying into St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, Saturday, December 21st at the terminal building, 44200 Airport Road, California, MD 20619.

Join the fun 9 am to 1 pm at this second Holiday Fly-In Farmers Market. Get some holiday shopping done with Southern Maryland’s local fresh produce and meats, chocolates, whiskey, and much more. Santa will also be arriving via aircraft!

Pilots from…