FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | FME |
Lat/Long: | 39-05-07.3920N 076-45-33.8920W 39-05.123200N 076-45.564867W 39.0853867,-76.7594144 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 150 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: | 1000 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 410-691-1278 |
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW): | 132.65 (703-418-1177) |
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 |
OTTr008/22.8 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
EMIr166/26.6 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
AMLr083/34.2 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
FDKr132/(34.7) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 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 | | DCA | -.. -.-. .- |
DAVEE | | 042/30.2 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
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: | 39-05.132000N | | 39-05.098167N |
Longitude: | 076-45.889167W | | 076-45.256500W |
Elevation: | 115.0 ft. | | 150.0 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: | 64 ft. trees, 1257 ft. from runway, 408 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 1684 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 98 | Single engine airplanes: | | 77 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | Helicopters: | | 14 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | 97% | local general aviation | 2% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2022 | |
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. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (184KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (222KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunset | | 19:24 | | 23:24 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 12:24:35 |
Local (UTC-4) | 26-Mar-2023 08:24:35 |
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METAR |
KFME | 261149Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A2999 RMK AO1
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KBWI 6nm NE | 261154Z 30011G20KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 70021 T00940000 10111 20083 51034
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KCGS 10nm SW | 261150Z AUTO 30009G17KT 240V330 10SM CLR 10/M02 A2998 RMK AO2 T01041025 10112 20052 70019
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KDMH 14nm NE | 261154Z AUTO 11/M04 A2996 RMK AO1 SLP145 70022 T01061039 10133 20100 53038
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KNAK 14nm SE | 261154Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 70016 T01171011 10122 20089 53038
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KADW 17nm S | 261155Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP149 70018 T00970028 10105 20087 52034
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KDCA 19nm SW | 261152Z 31008KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 70020 T01110017 10122 20083 53035 $
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KGAI 20nm W | 261156Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP168 70024 T00781011 10111 20072 51038
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TAF |
KBWI 6nm NE | 261120Z 2612/2718 26009G16KT P6SM SKC FM261400 28013G21KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM262200 30004KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM270100 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM271400 11008KT P6SM BKN060 BKN100
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KADW 17nm S | 260900Z 2609/2715 30010KT 9999 SKC 510003 QNH2986INS BECMG 2612/2613 29012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 2621/2622 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2709/2710 06008KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3000INS TX18/2621Z TN08/2610Z
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KDCA 19nm SW | 261120Z 2612/2718 34008G15KT P6SM SKC FM261400 28011G19KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM262100 25006KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM270100 05003KT P6SM SCT200 FM271400 11008KT P6SM BKN050 BKN090
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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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