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KFME Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: FME
Lat/Long: 39-05-07.3920N 076-45-33.8920W
39-05.123200N 076-45.564867W
39.0853867,-76.7594144
(estimated)
Elevation: 150 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: 1000 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 410-691-1278
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW): 132.65 (703-418-1177)
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (20 nm W): 128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BALr233/6.9BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
ADWr027/17.4ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr053/18.7WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
EMIr166/26.6WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
AMLr083/34.2ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
FDKr132/(34.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT187/12.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN070/19.432309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN044/22.933211WDCA -.. -.-. .-
DAVEE042/30.222309WDAA -.. .- .-

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: 39-05.132000N39-05.098167N
Longitude: 076-45.889167W076-45.256500W
Elevation: 115.0 ft.150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 104 magnetic, 094 true284 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 63 ft. trees, 1261 ft. from runway, 314 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear57 ft. trees, 1372 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 97
Single engine airplanes: 76
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 104/day *
98% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 24 March 2023

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (186KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (218KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3110:31
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2623:26
Evening civil twilight19:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 14:59:49
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 10:59:49
 
METAR
KFME 281449Z AUTO 34005KT 7SM SCT011 OVC017 09/07 A3005 RMK AO1
KBWI 
6nm NE 
281454Z 33007KT 6SM BR BKN015 BKN027 OVC043 10/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01000083 55002 $
KCGS 
10nm SW 
281445Z AUTO 33006KT 7SM SCT024 OVC030 10/08 A3004 RMK AO2 T01000080
KDMH 
14nm NE 
281453Z AUTO 13/08 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP165 T01280078 55002
KNAK 
14nm SE 
281451Z AUTO 32008KT 6SM BR SCT019 OVC033 10/08 A3001 RMK AO2
KADW 
17nm S 
281440Z AUTO 34009KT 9SM FEW010 BKN019 10/08 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 012V019 CIG 012 RWY19L SLP167 $
KDCA 
19nm SW 
281452Z 33008KT 9SM FEW008 SCT017 OVC028 11/08 A3004 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP174 T01110078 53009
KGAI 
20nm W 
281440Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT015 OVC060 08/07 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KBWI 
6nm NE 
281141Z 2812/2918 32004KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004 FM281500 33008KT 6SM -RA BR OVC008 FM281700 34010G18KT P6SM -RA OVC015 FM282000 33011G18KT P6SM OVC050 FM290200 30010G18KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM290700 30008KT P6SM SCT250 FM291500 30018G29KT P6SM FEW250
KADW 
17nm S 
281338Z 2813/2915 36010KT 9000 BR BKN006 OVC012 QNH2997INS BECMG 2813/2814 33010G15KT 9000 -SHRA SCT008 OVC015 510052 QNH2997INS TEMPO 2814/2816 BKN008 BECMG 2815/2816 33010G20KT 9999 VCSH OVC025 510002 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2818/2822 33015G25KT 510002 BECMG 2821/2822 33010G22KT 9999 NSW FEW045 BKN150 510002 QNH2990INS BECMG 2904/2905 31012KT 9999 SKC WS020/34040KT 530053 QNH2992INS BECMG 2909/2910 30009KT 9999 SKC 510052 QNH2990INS BECMG 2913/2914 29010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2992INS TX10/2820Z TN04/29
KDCA 
19nm SW 
281141Z 2812/2918 36007KT P6SM FEW006 OVC012 FM281400 32010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM281700 34014G22KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM281900 33013G22KT P6SM BKN035 OVC060 FM290000 32012G20KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM290800 32008KT P6SM FEW250 FM291500 30017G29KT P6SM FEW250
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