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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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
BALr233/6.9BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
ADWr027/17.4ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr053/18.7WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
OTTr008/22.8NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
EMIr166/26.6WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
AMLr083/34.2ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
FDKr132/(34.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
PPMr239/35.6PHILLIPS VOR/DME108.4009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANNE ARUNDELat field26010WBUH -... ..- ....
ELLICOTT187/12.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
INSTITUTE215/13.640408WIUB .. ..- -...
GEORGETOWN070/19.432309WGTN --. - -.
GAITHERSBURG114/19.638509WGAI --. .- ..
MARTIN245/21.834211WMTN -- - -.
DAVEE042/30.222309WDAA -.. .- .-
EASTON308/36.321210WESN . ... -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
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: 39-05.132000N39-05.098167N
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 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 59 ft. trees, 1184 ft. from runway, 166 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear43 ft. trees, 1398 ft. from runway, 122 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: 105
Single engine airplanes: 90
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 135/day *
73% transient general aviation
24% local general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 06 March 2012

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (160KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (53KB)

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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Aerial photo of KFME (Tipton Airport)
Photo by Jeff Long, SkyFocal.com
Photo taken 10-May-2012
looking east.

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From to KFME

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2209:22
Sunrise05:5209:52
Sunset20:1400:14
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 11:57:47
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 07:57:47
 
METAR
KFME 181145Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC049 17/12 A3024 RMK AO1
KBWI 
6nm NE 
180954Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 BKN130 BKN250 17/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 ACC DSNT NE-E T01670100
KCGS 
10nm SW 
181145Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM OVC041 19/15 A3022 RMK AO2 T01900146
KANP 
12nm SE 
SuperAWOS
181135Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM 18/13 A3021
KDMH 
14nm NE 
181154Z AUTO 20/11 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP237 T02000111 10217 20183 50013
KNAK 
14nm SE 
181154Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM BKN055 BKN080 18/13 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP237 60000 T01830133 10183 20172 53007 $
KADW 
17nm S 
180958Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM FEW044 OVC070 16/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01630124
KDCA 
19nm SW 
181152Z 13006KT 10SM BKN038 OVC250 18/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01830122 10189 20178 53011 $
KGAI 
20nm W 
181035Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW038 SCT060 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
TAF
KBWI 
6nm NE 
180901Z 1809/1912 10006KT P6SM OVC090 FM181500 12010KT P6SM OVC050 FM182100 11008KT P6SM OVC025 FM190000 10008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190300 10009KT P6SM OVC008
KADW 
17nm S 
1809/1915 VRB06KT 9000 -DZ BKN040 QNH3018INS BECMG 1811/1812 11010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 QNH3020INS BECMG 1900/1901 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN013 OVC025 QNH3018INS BECMG 1905/1906 VRB06KT 6000 BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH3016INS T20/1819Z T15/1911Z
KDCA 
19nm SW 
180901Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM OVC100 FM181700 10008KT P6SM OVC025 FM182300 09008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190200 10007KT P6SM OVC008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Tipton Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tipton Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KFME have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
GARDEN INN 2.9 65-120
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON COLUMBIA 10.3 139-179
DAYS INN AND SUITES 4.4 78-119
 

Other hotels near Tipton Airport

Miles Price ($)
LAUREL KNIGHTS INN 2.7 80-81
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FORT MEADE AT NATIONAL BUSINESS PARK 2.7 199-200
TOWNEPLACE STS MARRIOTT FT MD 2.7 144-209
ECONO LODGE LAUREL RACETRACK 4.4 66-67
SUPER 8 LAUREL 4.5 57-58
QUALITY INN & SUITES 4.6 89-109
THE HOTEL AT ARUNDEL PRESERVE 4.8 
COMFORT INN - JESSUP/FT. MEADE 4.8 79-80
EXECUSTAY ARBORS AT ARUNDEL PRE 4.9 
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA COLUMBIA - LAUREL 5.1 95-105
ELEMENT BY WESTIN ARUNDEL MILLS 5.3 129-159
ALOFT ARUNDEL MILLS 5.4 119-144
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT ARUNDEL MILLS BWI AIRPORT 5.4 189-199
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ARUNDEL MILLS BWI AIRPORT 5.4 199-209
COMFORT SUITES AT LAUREL LAKES 5.5 89-90
HAMPTON INN & SUITES ARUNDEL MILLS/BALTIMORE 5.5 161-209
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT ARUNDEL MILLS 5.5 119-179
BALTIMORE - SOUTH JESSUP KNIGHTS INN 5.6 52-64

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Tipton Airport

2 in Annapolis Junction
7 in Jessup
12 in Laurel
3 in Bowie
12 in Hanover
5 in Greenbelt
4 in Glen Burnie
4 in Elkridge
25 in Linthicum Heights
3 in Lanham
1 in New Carrollton
11 in Columbia
10 in College Park
1 in Landover Hills
1 in Hyattsville
2 in Ellicott City
3 in Catonsville
1 in Halethorpe
2 in Takoma Park
12 in Silver Spring
20 in Annapolis
1 in Windsor Mill
49 in Baltimore
2 in Upper Marlboro
2 in North Bethesda
11 in Bethesda
110 in Washington, DC
 

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