Picture this. You are standing near Tar Cove Heliport in Maryland. This private heliport sits on just two acres of land. Its location is five nautical miles southeast of Glen Burnie.
Tar Cove Heliport is owned and managed by Vernon H. Kepler. You can reach him at 410-255-0788. His address is 1407 Tarpoint Road in Pasadena, MD.
The airport identifier for Tar Cove Heliport is MD36. Its coordinates are 39-08-42.3930N latitude and 076-30-04.8620W longitude. This equates to -76.501351 and 39.145109. The surveyed elevation is eight feet. The magnetic variation is 10W. This data dates back to 1985.
Let’s look around. The heliport has a wind indicator. However, it lacks a segmented circle and a control tower. Landing fees are not charged here. You will find Tar Cove Heliport on the Washington sectional chart. It falls within the AEA Eastern Boundary region. Air Route Traffic Control Center is Washington. Tie-in Flight Service Station is Leesburg. No FSS is available at the airport.
Tar Cove Heliport features one helipad. It is designated H1. The helipad measures 40 x 40 feet or 12.2 x 12.2 meters. Its surface is asphalt. The traffic pattern for Runway H1 is left.
Several radio navigation aids are near Tar Cove Heliport. These include IUBNDB Institute, MTNNDB Martin, and BUHNDB Anne Arundel. Others are FNDNDB Ellicott and ESNNDB Easton. Further out, there are APGNDB Aberdeen and GAINDB Gaithersburg. You’ll also find GTNNDB Georgetown and VKXNDB Potomac. DCNDB Oxonn and CGENDB Cambridge are also nearby. Even further are EUDNDB York and MTNTACAN Martin. DOVTACAN Dover is another option.
VORs near Tar Cove Heliport include FDKVOR Frederick and PPM VOR/DME Phillips. Others are DCA VOR/DME Washington and BAL VORTAC Baltimore. There is also ADW VORTAC Andrews and OTT VORTAC Nottingham. EMIVORTAC Westminster and ENOVORTAC Smyrna are additional options. Finally, there are AMLVORTAC Armel and ADW VOT Andrews AFB. There is also DCA VOT Washington National.
Tar Cove Heliport remains operational. FAA information is effective as of September 25, 2008. Remember that information may not be fresh. Always refer to other sources for up-to-date data.