FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 |
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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 | | 109.00 | | 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 | --. - -. |
| 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: | 63 ft. trees, 1261 ft. from runway, 314 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. trees, 1372 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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: | | 97 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | | 98% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 March 2023 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (219KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 20:46:32 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Apr-2024 16:46:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 252019Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM OVC042 13/05 A3029 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 251954Z 08007KT 10SM BKN043 BKN055 BKN250 14/04 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01390039
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KCGS
10nm SW | 252020Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC040 14/05 A3027 RMK AO2 T01390054
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KDMH
14nm NE | 251953Z AUTO 17/04 A3027 RMK AO1 SLP250 T01720044
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KNAK
14nm SE | 251954Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM BKN039 OVC047 14/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01390061
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KADW
17nm S | 251955Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM BKN038 13/06 A3024 RMK AO2 DZB09E18 SLP248 P0000 T01330062 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 251952Z 09008KT 10SM OVC040 15/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01500056 $
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KGAI
20nm W | 251956Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW041 OVC050 14/04 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01440044
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 251738Z 2518/2624 06007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM252100 08006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM260500 10004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM261100 13003KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM261800 10008KT P6SM BKN250
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KADW
17nm S | 251700Z 2517/2623 06008KT 9999 FEW025 BKN040 QNH3025INS BECMG 2601/2602 10008KT 9999 FEW040 SCT200 QNH3032INS BECMG 2612/2613 08010G20KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3042INS BECMG 2615/2616 10010KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3042INS TX16/2519Z TN06/2609Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 251738Z 2518/2624 04006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN070 FM252000 06005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM260400 12004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 FM261000 05005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 FM261700 12008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200
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