FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VKX |
| Lat/Long: | 38-44-55.1100N / 076-57-21.3200W
38-44.918500N / 076-57.355333W
38.7486417 / -76.9559222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 118 ft. / 36 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 20744 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RYS 06 & 24 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LOCATED 1000 FT N OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 125.65 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 125.65 |
| WX ASOS at DCA (7 nm NW): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (14 nm N): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM - 3 CLICKS FOR ARPT ADVISORY & WEATHER, 4 CLICKS FOR RADIO CHECK.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ADWr240/5.5 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| DCAr159/7.6 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| OTTr295/10.2 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| AMLr123/26.3 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| BALr219/28.8 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| BRVr046/31.0 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
| PXTr327/38.0 | | PATUXENT VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2665 x 40 ft. / 812 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | BASIC MKGS PLUS FIELD CARRIER LDG PRACTICE (FCLP) MKGS. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-44.773000N | | 38-45.064000N |
| Longitude: | 076-57.565167W | | 076-57.145500W |
| Elevation: | 108.9 ft. | | 117.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 048 true | | 239 magnetic, 228 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 376 ft. | | 90 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (5.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 96 ft. trees, 1155 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 06 HAS +50 FT TREES 230 FT R AT THLD. | | 105 ft. trees, 1216 ft. from runway, 303 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 27:1 AT CNTRLN TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | COPLEY INVESTMENTS
10 NEWBURY ST
BOSTON, MA 02116
Phone 617-267-6828 |
| Manager: | DAVID WARTOFSKY
10300 GLEN WAY
FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744
Phone 301-248-5720 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 87 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS. |
| - | VISITORS PLEASE TUNE 122.85 FOR PARKING INSTRUCTIONS & GND SVCS. |
| - | COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR SECTION 93.335 IS REQUIRED BEFORE PILOTS MAY OPERATE TO/FROM THIS AIRPORT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: AVOID TAKEOFF 2200-0700. |
| - | EXPECT 24 HR SECURITY FROM POLICE, MILITARY & OTHERS ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR. |
| - | ARPT WITHIN FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| IRONS FOUR | |
download (198KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (1 nm E)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (6 nm NE)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (7 nm NW)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (10 nm SW)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (11 nm W)
KCGS - College Park Airport (14 nm N)
W00 - Freeway Airport (14 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jeff Long, SkyFocal.com
Photo taken 07-Nov-2011
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Potomac Airfield that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:55 | | 22:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:16:04 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:16:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KVKX | SuperAWOS
161535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 19/14 A3004
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KADW
6nm NE | 161358Z AUTO 10002KT 10SM OVC010 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01690144
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KDCA
7nm NW | 161452Z 18004KT 10SM BKN015 BKN140 OVC250 19/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 BKN015 V SCT T01890150 58004
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KDAA
10nm W | 161438Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW014 SCT020 OVC040 19/15 A3005 RMK AO2
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KCGS
14nm N | 161445Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 19/15 A3005 RMK AO2 T01920151
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KADW
6nm NE | 1614/1715 14005KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3002INS BECMG 1616/1617 15003KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020 OVC050 QNH2989INS BECMG 1714/1715 20003KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH2989INS T19/1618Z T17/1614Z AMD 161418
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KDCA
7nm NW | 161131Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM OVC020 FM161500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 OVC060 FM161700 17006KT P6SM BKN045 FM170200 18007KT P6SM BKN090
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KDAA
10nm W | 1611/1715 03009KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3002INS BECMG 1612/1613 12003KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3000INS BECMG 1614/1615 15003KT 9999 BKN030 OVC050 QNH2989INS BECMG 1714/1715 20003KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH2989INS T19/1618Z T16/1611Z AMD 161134
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