FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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: | | 98 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:15:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:15:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 161448Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC014 18/13 A3007 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 161354Z 09003KT 10SM BKN009 OVC018 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01670139
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KCGS
10nm SW | 161445Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 19/15 A3005 RMK AO2 T01920151
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KANP
12nm SE | SuperAWOS
161535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 18/15 A3003
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KDMH
14nm NE | 161354Z AUTO 18/14 A3007 RMK AO1 SLP181 T01830144
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KADW
17nm S | 161358Z AUTO 10002KT 10SM OVC010 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01690144
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KDCA
19nm SW | 161452Z 18004KT 10SM BKN015 BKN140 OVC250 19/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 BKN015 V SCT T01890150 58004
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KGAI
20nm W | 161435Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM FEW011 BKN037 17/14 A3008 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 161300Z 1613/1718 VRB05KT P6SM BKN007 OVC020 FM161500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 OVC060 FM161900 17006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090 FM170000 20004KT P6SM SCT090 BKN150 FM171100 24005KT P6SM OVC050
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KADW
17nm S | 1614/1715 14005KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3002INS BECMG 1616/1617 15003KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020 OVC050 QNH2989INS BECMG 1714/1715 20003KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH2989INS T19/1618Z T17/1614Z AMD 161418
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KDCA
19nm SW | 161131Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM OVC020 FM161500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 OVC060 FM161700 17006KT P6SM BKN045 FM170200 18007KT P6SM BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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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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