Michael Marra wrote:
Don Maxwell wrote:
Wow, Mike, Where'd that skinny paved runway come from!
By the way, I think you meant to type MD instead of WV--although KCBE couldn't get much closer to WV than it already is.
The airport is actually in Wiley Ford, West (By God) Virginia, Don!
It can be confusing on the chart, road map or just by looking at the unusual topography, but rest assured that is WEST VIRGINIA.
165 Terminal Loop
Wiley Ford, West Virginia 26767
This would be a great X-C for you one day...very scenic mountains, rivers and foliage!
Just below KCBE is an another airport in Maryland called Mexico Farms which is one of the oldest in the USA. I really like both of them!
Let's go!
Mike N714AJ
Ha! By gawd, yer right, Mike. Here's the evidence: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gre...7!4d-78.7656149
But I'm not alone in my mistake. I got the "MD" part from iFly!
Now, of course, I see that Cumberland is in MD, but the airport is in WV.
But Mexico Farms--it's so close to CBE that I couldn't find it!
That area is a nice x-c from Richmond. My favorite overnight stop to and from the Midwest is not far from there: Fairmont WV, 4G7. It has a shiny retro diner, a motel, and a car gas station almost on the runway. (I always buy a little 100LL to support the FBO, as it's only about 8 or 9 Searey gallons from home.)