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Patuxent River Naval Air Station, home to Trapnell Field, is a United States Navy airfield situated at Patuxent River, Maryland, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay region. It is a major military aerodrome with three physical runways, including a runway in excess of 11,800 feet, and full instrument approach capability, making it an imposing and instructive study for the simulator pilot despite being closed to routine civil traffic.
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, known locally as Trapnell Field, is a United States Navy airfield located at Patuxent River, Maryland. It is tagged as a military facility and does not support scheduled airline service. For the simulator pilot it is notable chiefly for its scale: a trio of substantial hard-surfaced runways, one of them exceeding 11,800 feet in length, reflecting the field's role as a naval aviation installation rather than a civil airport.
The airfield sits at Patuxent River, Maryland, at coordinates 38.2863 N, 76.41 W, close to the Chesapeake Bay. The nearest settlements are Lexington Park, Maryland, roughly 7 kilometres to the south-southwest, and Lusby, Maryland, roughly 8 kilometres to the north. As a naval air station, it sits within military-controlled airspace appropriate to its status as an active government airfield.
The field has three physical runways. Runway 06/24 is a hard-surfaced, lit runway 11,886 feet in length, with an ILS serving the approach to runway 06. Runway 14/32 is also hard-surfaced and lit, measuring 9,715 feet. Runway 02/20 is a shorter hard-surfaced runway, with a published length of 5,295 feet for runway 02 and 5,004 feet for runway 20. Field elevation is 26 feet.
The field is served by an extensive suite of frequencies typical of an active military airfield. Air/departure control operates on 120.05 MHz, with ATIS broadcast on 27.62 MHz. Clearance delivery and ground control share 120.6 MHz, while the tower operates on 123.7 MHz. A separate frequency, 135.2 MHz, is listed for CLD. Base Operations use 30.255 MHz, and Pilot-to-Metro Service (PMSV) is available on 35.62 MHz. A Leesburg radio facility is also listed on 117.6 MHz. Runway 06 is equipped with an ILS.
Patuxent River Naval Air Station remains an active United States Navy installation, reflected in its military tag and the absence of any scheduled airline service. The presence of tower, ground, clearance delivery, ATIS and base operations frequencies indicates a fully controlled, actively operated airfield rather than an uncontrolled civil strip. As a military facility, access for civil or simulated general aviation traffic would not follow normal civil airfield procedures.