FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 OCTOBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 58 ft. trees, 1235 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 1403 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 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: | | 80 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 11 |
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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 01 April 2019 | |
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 10 October 2019 at 0901Z to 7 November 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (215KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Oct-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 22:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Oct-2019 01:59:32 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-Oct-2019 21:59:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 200142Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3004 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 200154Z 00000KT 10SM BKN150 BKN200 13/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01330083
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KCGS
10nm SW | 200143Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3002 RMK AO1 T01060066
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KDMH
14nm NE | 200154Z AUTO 14/09 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP166 T01440089
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KNAK
14nm SE | 200054Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01440089
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KADW
17nm S | 200056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT230 12/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01200079 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 200152Z 16005KT 10SM OVC250 14/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01440083 $
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KGAI
20nm W | 200056Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01060067
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KBWI
6nm NE | 192113Z 1921/2024 16005KT P6SM OVC150 FM201100 07004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 FM201400 06007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM202100 02010KT P6SM BKN015
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KADW
17nm S | 191700Z 1917/2023 19009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3006INS BECMG 1922/1923 15006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3001INS BECMG 2009/2010 15009KT 8000 SHRA BKN020 OVC040 QNH2997INS BECMG 2011/2012 09009KT 6000 -RA BKN015 OVC030 QNH2996INS BECMG 2014/2015 07012KT 4800 RA OVC005 QNH2998INS BECMG 2017/2018 05012KT 6000 - RA OVC008 QNH2992INS BECMG 2020/2021 01012KT 9000 -SHRA BR OVC008 QNH2989 TX18/1919Z TN11/2010Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 192111Z 1921/2024 19007KT P6SM OVC150 FM200900 10004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC045 FM201200 05004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM201600 04009KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 FM202000 02010KT P6SM BKN015
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