FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2022
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; 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) |
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: | | 90 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 70 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 13 |
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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 16 June 2022 at 0901Z to 14 July 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (224KB) |
| 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 |
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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 29-Jun-2022
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 09:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Jun-2022 17:12:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Jun-2022 13:12:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 291639Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3026 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 291654Z 18008KT 140V210 10SM FEW060 FEW250 30/15 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP230 T03000150
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KCGS
10nm SW | 291639Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3023 RMK AO1 T02770150
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KNAK
14nm SE | 291654Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02610194 $
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KADW
17nm S | 291656Z AUTO 20009G14KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02760152 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 291652Z 18012KT 10SM FEW040 FEW250 28/16 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02830156
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KGAI
20nm W | 291656Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02830172
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KBWI
6nm NE | 291459Z 2915/3018 23007KT P6SM FEW250 FM291700 21009G16KT P6SM FEW070 FM300000 19004KT P6SM FEW070 FM300200 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM301500 19004KT P6SM FEW250
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KADW
17nm S | 290900Z 2909/3015 VRB06KT 9999 FEW210 QNH3020INS BECMG 2917/2918 20012KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3016INS BECMG 2923/2924 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3020INS TX30/2920Z TN15/2910Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 291459Z 2915/3018 18010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM300000 21005KT P6SM FEW070 FM300500 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM301500 20005KT P6SM FEW250
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