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KVKX Potomac Airfield
Friendly, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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: 117.7 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
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: MIRL RWY 06/24 OPR SS-SR; TO ACTVT OTR TIMES AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 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: 124.7 ;DC FRZ 125.65 ;DC FRZ
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 124.7 ;DC FRZ 125.65 ;DC FRZ
IRONS STAR: 126.4
TIKEE STAR: 120.45
WX ASOS at DCA (7 nm NW): 132.65 (703-418-1177)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (14 nm N): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
  • AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY & WX, 4 CLICKS RADIO CHECK.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ADWr240/5.5ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr159/7.6WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
AMLr123/26.3ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
BALr219/28.8BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
BRVr046/31.0BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OXONN118/3.533211WDCA -.. -.-. .-
DAVEE063/8.922309WDAA -.. .- .-
GEORGETOWN153/13.432309WGTN --. - -.
ELLICOTT205/33.437111WFND ..-. -. -..
SHANNON049/37.123710WEZF . --.. ..-.
PATUXENT327/38.040010WNHK -. .... -.-

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, 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: 38-44.773000N38-45.064000N
Longitude: 076-57.565167W076-57.145500W
Elevation: 108.9 ft.117.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 059 magnetic, 048 true239 magnetic, 228 true
Displaced threshold: 376 ft.90 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (5.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 06 PAPI CNTRLN USE ONLY.
2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 202 ft. trees, 1091 ft. from runway, 192 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RWY 06 HAS +60 FT TREES 240 FT R AT THR.
111 ft. trees, 1496 ft. from runway, 78 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 15:1 AT CNTRLN TO DSPLCD THR.

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: 94
Single engine airplanes: 91
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/day *
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 14 September 2023

Additional Remarks

UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS.
RENTALS AVBL AT 301-292-9700.
FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
FRZ PILOTS MUST FILE FRZ SCTY FP THRU 703-771-3476.
SFRA OR IFR FP DOES NOT GRANT FRZ ASP ACES.
FOR ACES PILOT MUST BE PRE-APVD THRU TSA MD3 PROGRAM. TO APPLY FOR FRZ ACCESS, SEE ARPT WEBSITE.
VISITORS PLEASE TUNE 122.85 FOR PARKING INSTRUCTIONS & GND SVCS.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: AVOID TAKEOFF 2200-0700.
SECURITY: EXPECT 24 HR SURVEILLANCE: CIVIL & MIL, GROUND AND AIR.
ARPT WITHIN FLT RSTRD ZONE (FRZ).

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
TIKEE FOUR (RNAV)   download (215KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (186KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KADW - Joint Base Andrews (6 nm NE)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (7 nm NW)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (11 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3010:30
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2823:28
Evening civil twilight19:5523:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 15:50:00
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 11:50:00
 
METAR
KADW 
6nm NE 
291518Z 30018G29KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A2988 RMK SLP126 $
KDCA 
7nm NW 
291452Z 33014G17KT 10SM BKN050 12/02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01220017 58009
KDAA 
10nm W 
291525Z AUTO 30012KT 7SM SCT048 13/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP125 $
KCGS 
14nm N 
281755Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM OVC050 10/03 A3000 RMK AO2 T01030033 10108 20089
TAF
KADW 
6nm NE 
290902Z 2909/3015 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 2910/2911 28006KT 9999 FEW060 BKN080 QNH2988INS BECMG 2915/2916 31015G25KT 9999 FEW080 510002 QNH2984INS BECMG 2917/2918 31018G32KT 9999 SKC 520002 QNH2981INS TEMPO 2918/2922 31020G35KT 530002 BECMG 2921/2922 31010G18KT 9999 SKC 510052 QNH2982INS BECMG 2923/2924 31009KT 9999 SKC 510052 QNH2987INS BECMG 3011/3012 29005KT 9999 SCT045 QNH2995INS BECMG 3014/3015 24005KT 9999 SCT045 BKN080 OVC100 QNH2998INS TX16/2920Z TN03/2911Z
KDCA 
7nm NW 
291135Z 2912/3018 25007KT P6SM FEW060 FM291400 30012G24KT P6SM FEW050 SCT080 FM291700 30021G34KT P6SM FEW050 FM292300 30013G21KT P6SM SKC FM300200 29007KT P6SM SKC FM301200 24004KT P6SM BKN250 FM301600 20007KT P6SM BKN100
KDAA 
10nm W 
291200Z 2912/3018 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH2989INS BECMG 2913/2914 31015G25KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 510005 QNH2984INS BECMG 2917/2918 31020G30KT 9999 SCT250 520009 QNH2981INS TEMPO 2918/2923 30020G35KT BECMG 2922/2923 30012G20KT 9999 FEW250 510052 QNH2983INS BECMG 3001/3002 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 3011/3012 28005KT 9999 SCT040 BKN200 QNH2996INS BECMG 3014/3015 25005KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 OVC100 QNH2998INS TX17/2920Z TN01/2912Z
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