FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | FDK |
Lat/Long: | 39-25-01.2760N 077-22-29.0360W 39-25.021267N 077-22.483933W 39.4170211,-77.3747322 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 308.9 ft. / 94.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (1980) |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 21701 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/2003 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FDK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2100++ ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Pattern altitude: | TPA- 1100 (800) HELICOPTERS, 1300 (1000) SINGLE AND LGT TWINS, 1800 (1500) LARGE TWINS AND JETS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT ODALS RWY 23; REIL RWY 12, 23 & 30; PAPI RWY 23; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 132.4 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 124.875 |
WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 301-600-1457 |
FREDERICK GROUND: | 121.975 [0700-2100] |
FREDERICK TOWER: | 132.4 [0700-2100] |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.1 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.9 ;WHEN TWR CLSD 121.975 |
CONLE DP: | 126.1 |
TERPZ DP: | 126.1 |
TRSTN STAR: | 126.75 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (18 nm SE): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
- POTOMAC CD 126.9 OR 866-709-4993 (WHEN TWR CLSD).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FDK at field | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
EMIr264/18.9 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
MRBr092/22.0 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
HGRr134/(27.9) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
AMLr016/29.3 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
BALr305/36.3 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
DCAr344/37.0 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ELLICOTT | | 297/28.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
GEORGETOWN | | 347/31.5 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE 100LL AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 5819 x 100 ft. / 1774 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 30 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 39-24.501022N | | 39-25.229923N |
Longitude: | 077-22.908840W | | 077-22.106403W |
Elevation: | 308.9 ft. | | 282.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 040 true | | 228 magnetic, 220 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 1342 ft. from runway, 212 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 104 ft. trees, 2731 ft. from runway, 631 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3599 x 75 ft. / 1097 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 39-25.402888N | | 39-25.143392N |
Longitude: | 077-22.789190W | | 077-22.101955W |
Elevation: | 294.2 ft. | | 284.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 116 true | | 304 magnetic, 296 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | trees | | 73 ft. trees, 1890 ft. from runway, 199 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF FREDERICK 101 N COURT ST FREDERICK, MD 21701 Phone 301-600-1380 |
Manager: | ANDREW MOORE 111 AIRPORT DRIVE EAST FREDERICK, MD 21701 Phone 301-600-2201 EMERG 301-600-1440 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 188 | Single engine airplanes: | | 148 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 19 | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | Helicopters: | | 11 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 244/day * | 59% | local general aviation | 38% | transient general aviation | 2% | air taxi | <1% | military | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 02 May 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-23 | -15 FT DEPRESSION 400 FT LONG; 246 FT L OF CNTRLN; PARALLEL TO APCH END. |
- | FOR CD WHEN TWR CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH 126.9 OR 866-709-4993. |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TRSTN THREE (RNAV) | |
download (209KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (340KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (208KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (246KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (277KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (166KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CONLE FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (238KB) |
TERPZ SEVEN (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (430KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (383KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W50 - Davis Airport (15 nm SE)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (17 nm E)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (18 nm SE)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (21 nm NE)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (22 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Casey W Moorman
Photo taken 19-Sep-2019
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 09:16 |
Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2023 22:43:54 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-May-2023 18:43:54 |
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METAR |
KFDK | 282147Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 27/07 A3001
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KGAI 18nm SE | 282156Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM -RA OVC048 22/14 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB52 SLP181 P0000 T02170139
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TAF |
KMRB 28nm W | 281736Z 2818/2918 06010KT P6SM BKN110 FM290000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN080 FM290500 01002KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM291400 06005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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KIAD 29nm S | 282100Z 2821/2924 08006KT P6SM BKN040 OVC070 FM282300 06005KT P6SM BKN030 OVC045 FM290700 04007KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM291500 07010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC020 FM292100 08009KT P6SM OVC025
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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