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KFME

Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FME
Lat/Long:	39-05-07.2020N 076-45-34.0550W 39-05.120033N 076-45.567583W 39.0853339,-76.7594597 (estimated)
Elevation:	149.5 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of FORT MEADE (ODENTON), MD
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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:	999.5 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 227-217-0474
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW):	121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW):	132.65 (276-200-0159)
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (20 nm W):	128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
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
EMIr166/26.6	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
AMLr083/34.2	ARMEL VOR/DME	113.50	08W
FDKr132/34.7	FREDERICK VOR/DME	116.85	08W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
ELLICOTT	187/12.1	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN	070/19.4	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	044/22.9	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-

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:	39-05.138035N	39-05.102027N
Longitude:	076-45.883740W	076-45.251438W
Elevation:	119.7 ft.	149.5 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:	60 ft. trees, 1224 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear	none

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

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.
-	RWY 28 NOISE ABATEMENT PROC: OBSTS CLRD, FLY UPWIND TRK OF 265 DEGS TIL CLRNG TOWNHOMES.

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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (219KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (366KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:56	11:56
Sunrise	07:25	12:25
Sunset	17:08	22:08
Evening civil twilight	17:38	22:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jan-2026 20:48:50
Local (UTC-5)	16-Jan-2026 15:48:50

METAR

KFME	162035Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM OVC100 01/M13 A3005 RMK AO1
KBWI 6nm NE	161954Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT095 BKN110 BKN180 01/M15 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00061150
KCGS 10nm SW	162035Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM OVC090 01/M15 A3004 RMK AO2 T00141146
KDMH 14nm NE	161953Z AUTO 01/M16 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP165 T00111156
KNAK 14nm SE	161954Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN110 02/M14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00171144
KADW 17nm S	161955Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM FEW080 OVC095 02/M15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00191152 $
KDCA 19nm SW	161952Z 22008KT 10SM BKN100 01/M14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 VIRGA ALQDS T00111144
KGAI 20nm W	161956Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM OVC095 00/M13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00001128 FZRANO

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	161729Z 1618/1724 25011G19KT P6SM BKN130 OVC180 FM162100 19009KT P6SM BKN100 FM170500 17006KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1712/1715 5SM -SHSNRA BKN040 FM171600 22009G17KT P6SM BKN060
KADW 17nm S	161750Z 1617/1723 25012KT 9999 BKN100 621005 QNH2996INS BECMG 1620/1621 21010G15KT 9999 SCT060 BKN080 620805 510005 QNH2997INS BECMG 1704/1705 20010G18KT 9999 BKN080 520104 QNH3004INS BECMG 1709/1710 20010G15KT 9999 BKN050 OVC065 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1711/1712 8000 -RASN OVC020 650507 BECMG 1713/1714 19010G15KT 9000 -RA BKN030 QNH3007INS BECMG 1715/1716 19012G18KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC020 QNH3003INS BECMG 1721/1722 21005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 QNH3005INS TX02/1620Z TNM01/1702Z
KDCA 19nm SW	161729Z 1618/1724 24011KT P6SM BKN110 FM162000 19009G17KT P6SM BKN090 FM170500 20008KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1712/1715 5SM -SHSNRA BKN040 FM171600 21009G17KT P6SM BKN060

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.38		$4.65
Updated 06-Jan-2026

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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Capital Wings Services

301-747-3554
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Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Aircraft management

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