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KFME

Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
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/DME	116.85	08W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
ELLICOTT	187/12.1	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN	070/19.4	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	044/22.9	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-

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:	60 ft. trees, 1224 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear	none

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.
-	RWY 28 NOISE ABATEMENT PROC: OBSTS CLRD, FLY UPWIND TRK OF 265 DEGS TIL CLRNG TOWNHOMES.

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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (200KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:57	11:57
Sunrise	07:27	12:27
Sunset	16:53	21:53
Evening civil twilight	17:23	22:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Dec-2025 18:55:57
Local (UTC-5)	31-Dec-2025 13:55:57

METAR

KFME	311835Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM OVC050 01/M10 A2990 RMK AO1
KBWI 6nm NE	311754Z 25011G20KT 10SM SCT055 BKN080 BKN190 BKN250 01/M11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T00111111 10017 21033 57029
KCGS 10nm SW	311835Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM OVC050 01/M11 A2989 RMK AO2 T00151113
KDMH 14nm NE	311753Z AUTO 01/M12 A2989 RMK AO1 SLP121 T00111117 10011 21028 56031
KNAK 14nm SE	311754Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM OVC075 02/M11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00171106 10022 21028 56030
KADW 17nm S	311755Z 26012KT 10SM BKN050 02/M12 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP128 T00151123 10021 21035 57026 $
KDCA 19nm SW	311752Z 20005KT 10SM OVC050 01/M12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T00111117 10028 21033 58028 $
KGAI 20nm W	311756Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM OVC047 00/M10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00001100 10006 21050 58027 FZRANO

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	311740Z 3118/0124 25010G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM312300 24008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM010500 24007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM010900 28010G19KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060 FM011300 29012G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM012300 29007KT P6SM FEW250
KADW 17nm S	311700Z 3117/0123 25012G18KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2980INS BECMG 0102/0103 23012G18KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2970INS BECMG 0111/0112 30015G25KT 9999 BKN050 650505 QNH2991INS BECMG 0114/0115 31015G25KT 9999 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2988INS BECMG 0119/0120 30012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS TX04/3119Z TNM03/0109Z
KDCA 19nm SW	311740Z 3118/0124 24010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM312300 23008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM010500 29010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM011000 31010G20KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060 FM011400 31011G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM012200 30008KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.38		$4.65
Updated 26-Dec-2025

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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Capital Wings Services

301-747-3554
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Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Aircraft management

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