Washington Executive Airport , also known as Hyde Field, is a public use general aviation

General aviation

General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

 airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located two miles (3.2 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 (CBD) of Clinton

Clinton, Maryland

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, in Prince Georges County, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, USA

United States

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. It is subject to the Special Flight Rules Area restrictions imposed by the FAA after September 11, 2001.

Facilities

Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field covers 140 acres (57 ha) and has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

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• Runway 5/23: 3,000 x 60 ft. (914 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
  Asphalt
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