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KFME

Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (218KB)
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 04-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:11	11:11
Sunrise	06:39	11:39
Sunset	17:02	22:02
Evening civil twilight	17:30	22:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Nov-2025 09:55:03
Local (UTC-5)	04-Nov-2025 04:55:03

METAR

KBWI 6nm NE	040854Z 25007KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00890006 51019
KDMH 14nm NE	040853Z AUTO 09/01 A3012 RMK AO1 SLP199 T00890006 51019
KNAK 14nm SE	040854Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01060022 53021 $
KADW 17nm S	040855Z 28008KT 10SM CLR 10/M00 A3015 RMK SLP216 T01031002 $
KDCA 19nm SW	040852Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01171011 53019 $
KGAI 20nm W	040856Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00781006 51017

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	040536Z 0406/0512 25007KT P6SM SKC FM040800 30007KT P6SM SKC WS020/31035KT FM041700 29010G19KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM042300 28008KT P6SM FEW250 FM050300 27006KT P6SM FEW120 BKN250
KADW 17nm S	040100Z 0401/0507 30010G25KT 9999 FEW040 510001 520105 QNH3001INS BECMG 0407/0408 29010G20KT 9999 SKC 520105 QNH3009INS BECMG 0412/0413 28010G25KT 9999 SKC 510006 QNH3019INS BECMG 0417/0418 29010G15KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3019INS BECMG 0421/0422 26006KT 9999 SCT100 QNH3019INS BECMG 0502/0503 VRB06KT 9999 SCT100 BKN150 QNH3018INS TX15/0420Z TN07/0410Z
KDCA 19nm SW	040536Z 0406/0512 29007KT P6SM SKC FM040800 30008KT P6SM SKC WS020/31035KT FM041600 29009G19KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM042300 27007KT P6SM FEW250 FM050300 26005KT P6SM FEW110 BKN250

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

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Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.47		$4.65
Updated 30-Oct-2025

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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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