FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
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 -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: | 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 AWOS-3PT at 4MD (14 nm NE): | 133.45 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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| ELLICOTT | | 187/12.1 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
| GEORGETOWN | | 070/19.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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, 1227 ft. from runway, 128 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (365KB) |
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 24-Oct-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 22:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 22:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Oct-2026 02:07:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Oct-2026 22:07:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 250155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/05 A3058 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 250154Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 08/06 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP347 T00830061
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KCGS
10nm SW | 250155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3057 RMK AO2 T00710059
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KDMH
14nm NE | 250153Z AUTO 12/06 A3056 RMK AO1 SLP349 T01170061
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KNAK
14nm SE | 250154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP353 T01060089
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KADW
17nm S | 250155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 10/05 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP353 T01000050 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 250152Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 12/07 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP346 T01170072
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KGAI
20nm W | 250156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP364 T00720056
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 242050Z 2421/2524 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM250000 07003KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM251700 11004KT P6SM FEW045
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KADW
17nm S | 242205Z 2422/2523 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3048INS BECMG 2506/2507 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3046INS TX17/2517Z TN05/2508Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 242050Z 2421/2524 10005KT P6SM SCT050 FM250000 07003KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM251700 13005KT P6SM FEW045
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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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