Directions to Skydive Delmarva
To get to the drop zone:
Take Rt.1 to 495 and get on going toward Andrews Air Force Base(South).
Get on Rt.50 EAST towards Annapolis.
Go over the Bay Bridge.
At this point you will be on 50/301.
When 50 and 301 split, stay on 50 (towards the right).
After the split, look for signs for Rt.404 towards Denton.(Make a LEFT on 404).
Stay on 404(it will split also after about 30 miles, STAY STRAIGHT).
When 404 DEAD ENDS, you will be in the town of Bridgeville.
Make a LEFT, go about 1/4 mile and the road will end at a traffic light.
Make a RIGHT and the next traffic light will be Rt.13.
Bear right onto 13 SOUTH.
Stay on 13 for about 11 miles(through Seaford) and make a RIGHT on Rt.24.
This road will take you through the town of Laurel.
After you get through the town, and the speed limit goes back to 35 or 40, look for the drop zone on the right.(About a mile down).
It might be a little hard to spot at night, however, there should be a white and green rotating beacon on top of one of the hangers.
Alternate Directions from College Park to the Drop Zone:
Take Rt.1 to 495 and get on going toward Andrews Air Force Base(South).
Get on Rt.50 EAST towards Annapolis to the Bay Bridge.
Continue across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on 50 to Rte 404 East.
Make a left onto 404, go 19 miles to Rte. 313 South (DO NOT turn on 313 Denton/Greensboro. Go 4 more miles to 313 south -- you'll see a sign to Federalsburg).
Make a right turn and continue on 313 past Federalsburg and on to Sharptown (313 makes three turns, but is clearly marked. Just watch road signs).
Across the Nanticoke River bridge at Sharptown, you'll encounter Rte. 348 east, about 1/2 mile past the bridge.
Turn left (East) and go 7 miles to the airport.
You can't miss it.
Driving time is about 2 hours from College Park and 1 hour from the Bay Bridge to the drop zone.
From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695):
Take I-97 south to Annapolis, merge with Rte. 50 to the Bay Bridge.
Then, follow the directions above
By Air:
Skydive Delmarva is located on Laurel Airport (N06) in Laurel, DE.
Navaid:
SBY VOR 111.2, 350 radial at 12.4 NM
Runway:
15/33, Length: 3175', Width: 270', Surface: turf, Lights: 5 clicks in 9 seconds on 122.8, Traffic Pattern Alt: 832'
Communications:
CTAF: 122.8, UNICOM: 122.8, Approach: Patuxent Appch 127.95, FSS: Millville 122.65, 123.65
Facilities:
Fuel: 100LL 8 am to sunset
Notes:
Remember to tune in the CTAF a while before arriving to listen for jumpers in the air. You may want to stay a few miles from the airport until all jumpers are on the ground.
Don't overfly the airport, and make a wide pattern to avoid the skydiver landing area next to the runway.
Watch CAREFULLY for skydivers crossing the runway (in the air and on the ground).
Park at the tiedowns by the departure end of 33.
Directions to Skydive Cross Keys, Williamstown, NJ:
Take I-95 north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
After you cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge, take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 2.
Take RT 322 East (to the right) and follow signs for 322 East through the towns of Mulica Hill & Glassboro.
Turn left onto RT 555 (Tuckahoe Rd. - There will be a WAWA convenience store on the corner).
1.5 miles on your left will be Cross Keys Airport.
Make the next left onto Dahlia Ave. & follow it to the end.
Please do not speed on Dahlia Ave!