FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 OCTOBER 2021
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) |
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+
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: | 69 ft. trees, 1393 ft. from runway, 373 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1413 ft. from runway, 211 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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: | | 101 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 80 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 12 |
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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 2021 | |
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 AVOID BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. REMAIN CLEAR OF BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE UNTIL CLEARANCE 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 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 07 October 2021 at 0901Z to 04 November 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (227KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Oct-2021
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2021 21:59:18 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-Oct-2021 17:59:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 172155Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM SCT110 13/05 A2995 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 172154Z 28013KT 10SM FEW050 SCT075 BKN110 16/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01610028
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KCGS
10nm SW | 172135Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM SCT110 16/00 A2993 RMK AO1 T01550004
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KNAK
14nm SE | 172154Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM FEW110 17/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01670044
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KADW
17nm S | 172056Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM BKN100 16/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01620029 53001 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 172152Z 27007KT 10SM FEW075 OVC100 17/02 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01720022 $
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KGAI
20nm W | 172056Z AUTO 30012G20KT 10SM OVC100 16/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP150 6//// T01560039 53000 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 171733Z 1718/1824 29020G30KT P6SM BKN050 FM172200 29011G22KT P6SM BKN060 FM180000 28006KT P6SM FEW060 FM181400 29011G22KT P6SM SCT050
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KADW
17nm S | 171700Z 1717/1823 31015G25KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2985INS BECMG 1721/1722 28009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2991INS BECMG 1813/1814 31015G25KT 9999 FEW030 BKN050 QNH2995INS TX18/1720Z TN08/1809Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 171733Z 1718/1824 31020G30KT P6SM SCT040 SCT120 FM172200 30012G23KT P6SM BKN070 FM180000 29006KT P6SM FEW070 FM181500 30011G22KT P6SM SCT050
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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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