FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FME |
| Lat/Long: | 39-05-07.2020N 076-45-34.0550W
39-05.120033N 076-45.567583W
39.0853339,-76.7594597
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 149.5 ft. / 46 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of FORT MEADE (ODENTON), MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 20724 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 999.5 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.925 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 119.7 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 119.7 |
| WX ASOS at BWI (7 nm NE): | PHONE 227-217-0474 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW): | 132.65 (276-200-0159) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (20 nm W): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BALr233/6.9 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| ADWr027/17.4 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| DCAr053/18.7 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| EMIr166/26.6 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| AMLr083/34.2 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| FDKr132/(34.7) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ELLICOTT | | 187/12.1 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
| GEORGETOWN | | 070/19.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| OXONN | | 044/22.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
| DAVEE | | 042/30.2 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
A+:24 HR SELF SVC JET A+ AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 39-05.138035N | | 39-05.102027N |
| Longitude: | 076-45.883740W | | 076-45.251438W |
| Elevation: | 119.7 ft. | | 149.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 104 magnetic, 094 true | | 284 magnetic, 274 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CRS. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CRS (TREES), AND 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 1392 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. trees, 2329 ft. from runway, 327 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TIPTON ARPT AUTHORITY
7515 GENERAL AVIATION DRIVE
FT. MEADE, MD 20755
Phone 410-222-6815 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL A WASSEL
7515 GENERAL AVIATION DRIVE, SUITE 1
FT. MEADE, MD 20755
Phone 410-222-6815 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON RWY & TWY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR NMRS BWI TBJT ARR/DEP IN THE AREA. FLY TFC PATTERN SOUTH OF THE FIELD TO AVOID BWI CLASS B ASP. REMAIN CLEAR OF BWI CLASS B ASP UNTIL CLNC IS OBTAINED. |
| - | PAEW ADJ ALL TWYS AND RWYS 10 & 28 INDEFLY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882. |
| - | RWY 10 & 28 REIL; MIRL RWY 10/28 ON PHOTOCELL DURING DALGT HRS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (366KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (7 nm NE)
W00 - Freeway Airport (9 nm S)
KCGS - College Park Airport (10 nm SW)
KANP - Lee Airport (12 nm SE)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (17 nm S)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (19 nm SW)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (20 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Apr-2025 20:15:15 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Apr-2025 16:15:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 301959Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3003 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 301954Z 30008G17KT 270V330 10SM SCT070 SCT160 SCT240 BKN250 28/11 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 26031/1911 SLP156 T02830111
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KCGS
10nm SW | 301955Z AUTO 30007KT 250V310 10SM SCT060 SCT070 27/13 A3001 RMK AO2 T02670133
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KDMH
14nm NE | 301953Z AUTO 29/09 A3001 RMK AO1 SLP161 T02890089
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KNAK
14nm SE | 301954Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM FEW075 26/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02560122
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KADW
17nm S | 301955Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM FEW060 FEW200 28/14 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02780144 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 301952Z 35012KT 10SM BKN065 BKN250 27/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02670133
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KGAI
20nm W | 301956Z AUTO 29012G15KT 10SM FEW065 27/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02670128 PNO $
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KBWI
6nm NE | 301720Z 3018/0124 32012G22KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM302200 34005KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM010200 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM011200 08004KT P6SM SCT060 FM011600 11006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT060 FM012100 14008KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0121/0124 5SM -SHRA
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KADW
17nm S | 301700Z 3017/0123 32010KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3001INS BECMG 3022/3023 VRB03KT 9999 FEW050 FEW160 QNH3002INS BECMG 0103/0104 08006KT 9999 FEW040 SCT120 QNH3008INS BECMG 0111/0112 08009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN160 QNH3013INS BECMG 0114/0115 11009KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025 QNH2999INS TX27/3019Z TN14/0110Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 301720Z 3018/0124 32012G20KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM302200 36005KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM010200 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM011200 08005KT P6SM BKN050 FM011500 13007KT P6SM SCT050 FM012000 14008KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0120/0123 5SM -SHRA FM012300 14007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT060
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