FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 AWOS-3 at ANP (12 nm SE): | 122.9 (617-262-3825) |
| 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 VORTAC | | 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 |
| 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 excellent 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: | 39 ft. trees, 1256 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 208 ft. from runway, 193 ft. left of centerline
RY 28 HAS +30 FT TREES, 180 FT FM THLD, 190 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TIPTON ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 155
ODENTON, MD 21113
Phone 410-222-6815 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL A WASSEL
PO BOX 155
ODENTON, MD 21113-0155
Phone 410-222-6815 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 124 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 105 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 135/day * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 April 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (185KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (220KB) |
| NDB RWY 10 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
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 - Andrews Air Force Base (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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:27:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 22:27:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 100312Z AUTO 06006KT 1 1/2SM OVC007 M03/M03 A2978 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 100319Z 06009KT 1SM R10/P6000FT -SN BR BKN003 OVC026 M02/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 PRESFR P0002
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KCGS
10nm SW | 100035Z AUTO 12003KT 1/2SM OVC003 00/00 A2990 RMK AO1
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KDMH
14nm NE | 100254Z AUTO M02/M03 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 P0005 60020 T10171028 58039 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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KNAK
14nm SE | 100315Z AUTO 05008KT 3/4SM -SN BR FEW008 BKN017 OVC038 M01/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 PRESFR P0002 TSNO
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KADW
17nm S | 100312Z AUTO 05009KT 7SM R19L/5000V5500FT -FZRA OVC005 M02/M02 A2972 RMK AO2 FZRAB0303UPB0258E0303SNE0258 SLP069 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 100317Z 05008KT 4SM -FZRASN BR BKN007 BKN012 OVC023 M02/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 FZRAB17 CIG 005V009 P0001 $
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KGAI
20nm W | 100315Z 07003KT 1 1/2SM SCT006 OVC015 M03/M04 A2975 RMK AO1 P0001
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KBWI
6nm NE | 092343Z 1000/1106 08004KT 1SM -SN OVC006 FM100200 03006KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM102200 31022G38KT 2SM -SN BKN008 OVC015 FM110300 31020G35KT P6SM OVC050
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KDCA
19nm SW | 092343Z 1000/1024 06005KT 3/4SM -SN OVC006 FM100300 03006KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1013/1017 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1SM -SN BKN008 OVC020 FM102200 31022G38KT 3SM -SN BKN015 OVC040
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