FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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: | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 09:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 06:22:37 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 02:22:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 050557Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2995 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 050554Z 27003KT 10SM BKN130 OVC150 19/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01940117 10250 20194 50001
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KCGS
10nm SW | 050555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A2994 RMK AO1
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KDMH
14nm NE | 050554Z AUTO 23/09 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02280094 10267 20228 51001 PWINO TSNO
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KNAK
14nm SE | 050554Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02220122 10256 20222 56003 TSNO
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KADW
17nm S | 050555Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC130 22/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02210107 10261 20205 53001
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KDCA
19nm SW | 050552Z 32006KT 10SM FEW120 OVC150 22/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02220106 10261 20217 53002
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KGAI
20nm W | 050555Z 00000KT 10SM SCT120 18/12 A2998 RMK AO1 10230 20180 54000
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 050532Z 0506/0612 27003KT P6SM OVC120 FM051000 31005KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100 FM051400 35006KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 FM052000 23006KT P6SM OVC050 FM060100 27004KT P6SM OVC080
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KDCA
19nm SW | 050532Z 0506/0606 34009KT P6SM OVC120 FM051000 34005KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100 FM051400 35006KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 FM052000 22006KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM060100 25004KT P6SM OVC080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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