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Lee Airport is a small general-aviation field at Edgewater, Maryland, just across the South River from Annapolis, and is best known among sim pilots for its short, narrow runway and tight approach environment. It is privately owned by the Lee Airport Authority and supports a busy training and light GA community despite its constrained size.
Lee Airport (KANP/ANP) is a public-use general aviation airport in Edgewater, Maryland, privately owned and operated by the Lee Airport Authority. It sits five nautical miles southwest of downtown Annapolis, separated from the city by the South River, and is a popular but demanding destination for light aircraft pilots because of its short, narrow single runway and surrounding obstacles.
The airport lies in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on the south side of the South River from Annapolis, the state capital. Radio contact for arrivals and departures is provided through Potomac Approach/Departure, indicating the field operates within the wider Potomac TRACON environment; pilots should expect to coordinate with this facility when transiting to or from the airport.
Lee Airport has a single physical runway, 12/30, hard-surfaced and lit. Landing distances differ by direction because of displaced thresholds at each end: 2,016 feet is available on runway 12 and 1,965 feet on runway 30. The runway is notably narrow, and pilots should plan approaches with care given the restricted margins.
Traffic at Lee Airport is handled on a CTAF of 122.9 MHz, with Potomac Approach/Departure available on 119.7 MHz for arriving and departing traffic. There is no instrument landing system at the field, and it should be treated as a VFR-only destination in normal circumstances.
No published circuit height or formal joining procedure is available for Lee Airport, but pilots should be aware that the runway's short length and narrow width, combined with displaced thresholds at both ends, leave little margin for error on approach and departure. Trees near the west end of the field are known to disturb the wind, producing burbling conditions that can affect the final stages of landing.
The airport is reported to be difficult to pick out from any distance because of its small size and the structures surrounding it. Its position close to the South River and Chesapeake Bay means that fog rolling in off the water can affect the field even when conditions elsewhere are clear, so pilots approaching from the bay should be alert to the possibility of reduced visibility right at the airport.
Lee Airport has long served as a general aviation facility for the Annapolis area, remaining in private ownership under the Lee Airport Authority based in Edgewater. In the twelve months to March 2023 the airport recorded 11,646 aircraft operations, averaging 32 per day, with the great majority being general aviation traffic and a small proportion military. At that time 69 aircraft were based there, almost all single-engine types.
The field continues to support an active training and general aviation community, including the National Aviation Flight Center, a Part 141 flight school operating from the airport. Pilots planning a visit should note the airport's small size, short runway, narrow width and surrounding obstacles, all of which demand careful approach planning regardless of aircraft type.
