FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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; 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 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 (703-418-1177) |
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 |
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 |
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+ 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: | 39-05.132000N | | 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 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: | 64 ft. trees, 1257 ft. from runway, 408 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 1684 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 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: | | 95 | Single engine airplanes: | | 74 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | Helicopters: | | 14 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | 97% | local general aviation | 2% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2022 | |
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. |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 22:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Jan-2023 03:19:57 |
Local (UTC-5) | 27-Jan-2023 22:19:57 |
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METAR |
KFME | 280259Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3021 RMK AO1
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KBWI 6nm NE | 280254Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00171083 58004
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KCGS 10nm SW | 280255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M05 A3020 RMK AO2 T10181053
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KDMH 14nm NE | 280254Z AUTO 02/M07 A3019 RMK AO1 SLP222 T00221072 58002
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KNAK 14nm SE | 280254Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T00281072 50000
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KADW 17nm S | 280255Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP226 T10181067 58004 $
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KDCA 19nm SW | 280252Z 19007KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00171044 58005 $
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KGAI 20nm W | 280256Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP234 T00001078 58005 FZRANO
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TAF |
KBWI 6nm NE | 272059Z 2721/2824 27010KT P6SM SCT060 FM280000 22006KT P6SM SCT060 FM280900 22009KT P6SM SCT250
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KADW 17nm S | 280100Z 2801/2907 20006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3017INS BECMG 2805/2806 21009KT 9999 FEW050 FEW200 510053 QNH3016INS BECMG 2813/2814 23006KT 9999 FEW030 FEW200 QNH3016INS BECMG 2823/2824 18006KT 9999 FEW030 FEW180 QNH3028INS TX10/2819Z TNM02/2806Z
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KDCA 19nm SW | 272059Z 2721/2824 27009KT P6SM FEW070 FM280000 21007KT P6SM FEW070 FM280900 22007KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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