in what state is pax river located?
Naval Air Station Patuxent River in St. Maryâs County, Md., is home to NAVAIR Headquarters, affiliated Program Executive Officers, and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Conducting over 200,000 air operations annually, NAS Pax River hosts more than 50 tenants including three services, federal agencies and private industry.
Located between the Patapsco and the Potomac, the Patuxent River covers over 957 square miles, and bears the distinction of being the longest river exclusive to Maryland. Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland, May 2000.