FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FDK |
| Lat/Long: | 39-25-03.3000N / 077-22-27.5000W
39-25.055000N / 077-22.458333W
39.4175833 / -77.3743056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 303 ft. / 92.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1980) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 21701 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/2003 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FDK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-2100
ARPT UNATNDD ON CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1000' AGL SINGLE & LIGHT TWINS - 1500' AGL LARGE TWINS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MIRL RY 12/30, REIL RYS 5/23 & 12/30, ODALS RY 23, & PAPI RY 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.875 (301-600-1457) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 125.525 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 125.525 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GAI (18 nm SE): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FDK at field | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| EMIr264/18.9 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| MRBr092/22.1 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| HGRr134/(27.9) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| AMLr016/29.3 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| BALr305/36.3 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| DCAr344/37.0 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5220 x 100 ft. / 1591 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 39-24.576107N | | 39-25.230080N |
| Longitude: | 077-22.826080W | | 077-22.106415W |
| Elevation: | 303.3 ft. | | 282.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 040 true | | 228 magnetic, 220 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. bldg, 1136 ft. from runway, 362 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 2277 ft. from runway, 47:1 slope to clear
GRAIN SILO |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 75 ft. / 1097 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 39-25.402923N | | 39-25.143263N |
| Longitude: | 077-22.789307W | | 077-22.101958W |
| Elevation: | 294.1 ft. | | 281.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 116 true | | 304 magnetic, 296 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 44:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1898 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FREDERICK
101 N COURT ST
FREDERICK, MD 21701
Phone 301-600-1440 |
| Manager: | KEVIN DAUGHERTY
111 AIRPORT DRIVE EAST
FREDERICK, MD 21701
Phone 301-600-2201
EMERGENCY PHONE 301-662-8156 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 290 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 216 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 14 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 33 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 414/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPERATIONS FROM PAVED RUNWAYS DAILY 0800 - DUSK. |
| - | -15 FT DEPRESSION APCH END RY 23 246 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE PARALLEL TO RY 400 FT LONG. |
| - | DURG WINTER MONTHS RYS MAY BE CLSD INDIVIDUALLY FOR SNOW PLOWING. |
| - | ALL NON-RADIO ACFT OPERATING INVOF FDK RECOMMENDED TO UTILZE A HAND HELD TRANSCEIVER AND FOLLOW STANDARD CTAF OPERATING PROCEDURES. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (295KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (281KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (17 nm E)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (18 nm SE)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (20 nm NE)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (22 nm SW)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (24 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ferdi Mack
Taken in October 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 22:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:14:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 09:14:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KFDK | 081356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3030 RMK AO2
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KGAI
18nm SE | 081355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3029 RMK AO1
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KMRB
28nm W | 081139Z 0812/0912 27004KT P6SM SKC FM081700 32003KT P6SM FEW250 FM082100 11002KT P6SM FEW250
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KIAD
29nm S | 081139Z 0812/0918 29003KT P6SM SKC FM081800 31003KT P6SM FEW250 FM082100 12002KT P6SM FEW250 FM091400 18004KT P6SM SCT250
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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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