Airports / Maryland / NHK
Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)
KNHK / NHKPatuxent River, MarylandELEV 39 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#7 / 17
Maryland airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 191 Google ratings — ranked against 17 rated MD fields.
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Joint Base Andrews (ADW) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Patuxent River, Maryland, Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK / NHK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 39 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NHK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Joint Base Andrews (ADW, 38 nm), Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY, 43 nm), and Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (NYG, 44 nm).
Charter pricing from NHK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Patuxent River.
Field capability
ICAO
KNHK
IATA
NHK
FAA / Local
NHK
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
38.2860° N · 76.4118° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MD fields
state range 11–2,933 ft
At 39 ft, NHK sits lower than 71% of the 17 Maryland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmADWJoint Base AndrewsCamp Springs
- 43nmSBYSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportSalisbury
- 44nmNYGQuantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner FieldQuantico
- 44nmDAADavison Army Air FieldFort Belvoir
- 45nmDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington
- 51nmFMEFort Meade Executive AirportFort Meade(Odenton)
Location
Open the full mapKNHK · Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) · Patuxent River, MD
From the ramp
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