The Salisbury-Ocean City Regional Airport is Maryland’s second largest airport in terms of scheduled airline service. Service is provided by Piedmont Airlines / AA to Philadelphia and charlotte International Airports. Breeze Airways provides schedule service to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale International Airports.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore houses their Aviation Sciences program at SBY. UMES offers a professional pilot and aviation management program and recently began a 12-month FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technology program to provide a pipeline of much needed mechanics for the aviation industry. Upon completion of the AMT program and passing airframe and powerplant exams, students can obtain the highly recognized and valued A&P designation.

SBY is home to a 200-acre industrial park with runway accessibility and utilities in place for quick development. SBY along with offers long-term and leases and predesigned hangars and financing availability in partnership with Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development, Inc.

SBY is located within the Salisbury-Wicomico Enterprise Zone which offers significant real property tax credits on development.

NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility is located just 50 miles to our south and is a major federal aerospace, space-launch, scientific research and military technology center. Wallops now operates under the Kennedy Space Center. NASA operates the launch range, research airport, tracking systems and various scientific flight programs. The U.S. Navy is a major tenant that uses ship-combat-system replicas, radar, sensors and integrated warfare technology for testing, evaluation, research and training. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates on the island providing various scientific and environmental research and atmospheric observations. Various private-sector companies such as Rocket Lab and Northrup Grumman consistently and increasing launched from Wallops.

Given our proximity to Washington DC, skill-sets locally, cost of living, transportation networks and much more, Salisbury, Wicomico County and the surrounding region are home to numerous defense manufacturers. Cable-harness assembly operations, precision machining, armor products, microwave and telecommunications equipment and much more are made here on the Lower eastern Shore.