FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0830-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 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 |
| IC: | 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): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
| OTTr008/22.8 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| 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 |
| PPMr239/35.6 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| 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: | 39-05.132000N | | 39-05.098167N |
| Longitude: | 076-45.889167W | | 076-45.256500W |
| Elevation: | 115.0 ft. | | 150.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 104 magnetic, 094 true | | 284 magnetic, 274 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 10 UNUSBL 8 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF COURSE. | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
RY 28 PAPI UNUSBL 5 DEGS LEFT OF COURSE (TREES) AND 8 DEGS RIGHT OF COURSE. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1224 ft. from runway, 107 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. trees, 1402 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 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: | | 113 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 95 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 131/day * | | 98% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 March 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON RWY & TWY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR NUMEROUS BWI TURBOJET ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES IN THE AREA. FLY TFC PATTERN SOUTH OF THE FIELD TO AVIOD BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. REMAIN CLEAR OF BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE UNTIL CLEARANCE IS OBTAINED. |
| - | PAEW ADJ ALL TWYS AND RYS 10 & 28 INDEFLY. |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (160KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (53KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jeff Long, SkyFocal.com
Photo taken 10-May-2012
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tipton Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:33:04 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:33:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 130745Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM SCT055 SCT080 SCT120 22/20 A2986 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 130754Z 19004KT 10SM FEW055 SCT070 BKN120 BKN200 25/22 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02500217
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KCGS
10nm SW | 130745Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 27/24 A2983 RMK AO2 T02660243
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KANP
12nm SE | SuperAWOS
130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 25/21 A2984
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KDMH
14nm NE | 130754Z AUTO 27/22 A2983 RMK AO1 SLP102 T02670222
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KNAK
14nm SE | 130754Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT075 26/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02560211
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KADW
17nm S | 130755Z 17006KT 10SM FEW055 SCT130 BKN150 24/21 A2985 RMK AO2A SLP101 ALSTG/SLP ESTMD $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 130752Z 18009KT 8SM BKN055 BKN130 BKN250 26/23 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02610228
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KGAI
20nm W | 130755Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT043 BKN050 BKN060 24/22 A2987 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 130528Z 1306/1412 18004KT P6SM SCT050 OVC060 FM130800 20004KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC060CB FM131000 21004KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC050CB FM131100 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC050CB FM131300 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA VCTS OVC040CB FM131500 26007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC045CB FM131600 26009KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB FM132000 25008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN045CB FM140000 31005KT P6SM BKN050 FM140300 33005KT P6SM SCT250
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KADW
17nm S | 1303/1407 20006KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2993INS BECMG 1303/1304 16006KT 9000 -SHRA OVC040 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1311/1315 25010G15KT 4800 -TSRA OVC030CB BECMG 1317/1318 27012KT 9999 NSW OVC050 QNH2983INS TEMPO 1318/1321 27020G35KT 3200 TSRA OVC040CB BECMG 1400/1401 30009KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2986INS T30/1320Z T19/1407Z AMD 130341
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KDCA
19nm SW | 130528Z 1306/1406 21005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC060 FM130800 20005KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC060CB FM131100 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC060CB FM131300 26004KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS OVC050CB FM131400 24006KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC050CB FM131600 25008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB FM132000 25008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN045CB FM140000 32005KT P6SM BKN050 FM140300 33006KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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