[Scan-DC] Phillips AAF Profile

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All,

Her's another local airfield profile that might be useful

Ron

LOCAL AIRFIELD PROFILE

PHILLIPS AAF AIRPORT

Location: 2 miles south of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Maryland

Units:

Parent command is the US Army's Test & Evaluation Command


Soldier & Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM) AVN Det- Beech 1900D, UH-1N
Maryland SFD (OSACOM Det 13)- C-12F


Callsigns:

PAT ###
JOSA ###

FREQS:

126.15  Phillips Tower/VFR Advisory
241.0 Tower & Army common
229.6    Phillips Ops
242.4 NG Common
246.8 MD NG interplane
121.9   Phillips Ground
119.0   POTOMAC APPROACH
119.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
124.55  POTOMAC APPROACH
128.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
125.525 POTOMAC APPROACH
    

Runways:    04/22
        08/26
        17/35

    As home of the Test & Evaluation Command, Aberdeen (Phillips) receives 
regular visits from both PAT (Priority Air Transport) and JOSA (Joint 
Operational Support Aviation) aircraft. Phillips also serves as an alternate airfield 
for the MD NG helicopter units based at Weide AAF. 

Phillips AAF is also used by the C-130J's of the MD ANG's 135th AS. The 
C-130J's will normally local navigation/orientation flights   as well as touch & 
go's. 

Ocaasionally, rotary-winged & light aircraft from NAS Patuxent River will use 
Phillips AAF for touch & go's.