FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 APRIL 2021
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+
24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
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: | 56 ft. trees, 1239 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1417 ft. from runway, 187 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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: | | 101 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 80 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 13 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 April 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON RWY & TWY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR NUMEROUS BWI TURBOJET ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES IN THE AREA. FLY TFC PATTERN SOUTH OF THE FIELD TO AVIOD BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. REMAIN CLEAR OF BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE UNTIL CLEARANCE IS OBTAINED. |
| - | PAEW ADJ ALL TWYS AND RYS 10 & 28 INDEFLY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882. |
| - | RWY 10/28 REIL/MIRL 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 22 April 2021 at 0901Z to 20 May 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
|---|
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
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 NTL Airport (19 nm SW)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (20 nm W)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tipton Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 11-May-2021
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 09:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2021 18:23:45 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-May-2021 14:23:45 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| KFME | 111755Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 18/06 A3011 RMK AO1
|
KBWI
6nm NE | 111754Z 32009G18KT 10SM SCT070 BKN090 19/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01890033 10206 20133 56013
|
KCGS
10nm SW | 111755Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM BKN080 18/00 A3008 RMK AO1 T01810002 10189 20121
|
KNAK
14nm SE | 111754Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM SCT075 17/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01670078 10178 20139 58015 $
|
KADW
17nm S | 111756Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM FEW075 FEW150 SCT180 19/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01930026 10196 20125 $
|
KDCA
19nm SW | 111752Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN070 20/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02000028 10206 20144 58017
|
KGAI
20nm W | 111756Z AUTO 31008G16KT 280V010 10SM SCT070 OVC090 17/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01720039 10183 20117 58013
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KBWI
6nm NE | 111733Z 1118/1224 28014G19KT P6SM SCT050 FM111900 28011G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM112300 31011KT P6SM BKN050 FM120400 32008KT P6SM SCT150 FM121400 33010G19KT P6SM SCT250
|
KADW
17nm S | 111700Z 1117/1223 30012KT 9999 SCT070 QNH3007INS BECMG 1122/1123 VRB06KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3012INS BECMG 1213/1214 35012KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3018INS TX20/1217Z TN07/1208Z
|
KDCA
19nm SW | 111733Z 1118/1224 28011G20KT P6SM FEW050 FM112000 29010G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM120000 33009KT P6SM BKN050 FM120400 33008KT P6SM SCT100 FM120800 32006KT P6SM BKN200 FM121300 33010G18KT P6SM SCT250
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
