Cecil County once supported a surprising number of airfields, serving weekend pilots, flight schools, and curious locals. One of them was the short-lived but memorable Bar H Sky Park in North East, located on a hilltop along the westbound side of Route 40, directly behind the well-known Bar H Burger Ranch.
Owned and operated by Edison “Eddie” C. Hendeson, the North East airfield was in service by 1962 when it appeared in a Maryland directory of commercial airports. Its single sod runway measured 1,800 feet at first, but was extended to 2,100 by 1965. From that elevated strip, pilots and passengers could take in the sweeping view of the Upper Bay.
Despite its small size, Bar H Sky Park advertised a full range of services: charter flights, rentals, sightseeing tours, and flight instruction. A flight over the scenic Upper Bay could easily be followed by a stop at the Bar H. Burger Ranch or the Bar H Chuck House across Route 40, both owned by Henderson.
The Sky Park was still active in April 1966 when it advertised in The Upper Shoreman, but it disappeared from the AOPA directory soon after that, marking the end of one of Cecil County’s small airfields.
