FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 2019
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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL 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 410-691-1278 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW): | 132.65 (703-412-8140) |
| WX AWOS-3PT 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ELLICOTT | | 187/12.1 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
| GEORGETOWN | | 070/19.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| OXONN | | 044/22.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | DCA | -.. -.-. .- |
| DAVEE | | 042/30.2 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
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: | 39-05.132000N | | 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 good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1214 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 1402 ft. from runway, 122 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 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: | | 100 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/day * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 March 2018 | |
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. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882. |
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 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (214KB) |
| 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 taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2019
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2019 11:27:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2019 06:27:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 161121Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3015 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 161054Z 00000KT 6SM BR FEW040 FEW250 M07/M07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 I1000 T10671072
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KCGS
10nm SW | 161103Z AUTO 00000KT M09/M10 A3012 RMK AO1 T10861098
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KANP
12nm SE | SuperAWOS
161055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM M08/M11 A3008
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KNAK
14nm SE | 161054Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M02/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T10221050
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KADW
17nm S | 161056Z 00000KT 7SM R01R/3000V5000FT BR CLR M09/M11 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP201 T10921107 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 161052Z 00000KT 8SM SCT200 M03/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 I1000 T10331061
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KGAI
20nm W | 161056Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M09/M11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP225 T10941111 FZRANO
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 160859Z 1609/1712 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW035 FM161500 25007KT P6SM SCT025 FM162200 28007KT P6SM SCT035 FM170200 29005KT P6SM FEW200 FM170900 35004KT P6SM SCT070
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KADW
17nm S | 160900Z 1609/1715 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3010INS BECMG 1609/1611 VRB06KT 4800 BR SCT020 QNH3012INS BECMG 1614/1615 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT025 QNH3014INS BECMG 1701/1702 VRB06KT 9999 BKN025 620404 QNH3022INS BECMG 1708/1709 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 OVC120 QNH3026INS TX02/1621Z TNM09/1612Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 160859Z 1609/1712 23004KT P6SM SKC FM161800 26007KT P6SM SCT035 FM170200 30005KT P6SM FEW200 FM170900 36004KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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