FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 SEPTEMBER 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 | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
| 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: | 69 ft. trees, 1392 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. trees, 2329 ft. from runway, 327 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 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 |
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 05 September 2024 at 0901Z to 03 October 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (218KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Sep-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunset | | 19:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Sep-2024 23:36:12 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Sep-2024 19:36:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 182309Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM OVC027 22/18 A3000 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 182254Z 08012KT 4SM -RA BR BKN026 BKN033 OVC060 22/20 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB50 SLP150 P0000 T02170200
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KCGS
10nm SW | 182305Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM SCT045 BKN060 OVC080 23/19 A2997 RMK AO2 T02270189
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KDMH
14nm NE | 182253Z AUTO 24/19 A2997 RMK AO1 SLP150 T02390189
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KNAK
14nm SE | 182316Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM SCT025 OVC034 22/20 A2996 RMK AO2 T02220200
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KADW
17nm S | 182310Z 04006KT 10SM FEW025 FEW030 SCT190 22/19 A2994 RMK AO2A SLP144 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 182252Z 05007KT 10SM SCT019 BKN037 OVC055 23/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02330189
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KGAI
20nm W | 182256Z AUTO RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 182105Z 1821/1924 07009KT P6SM VCSH BKN023 BKN030 OVC070 FM182200 05009KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC045 FM190600 36005KT P6SM SCT017 OVC035 FM191200 35004KT 6SM BR SCT010 OVC030 FM191500 01007KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM192100 01009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090
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KADW
17nm S | 181700Z 1817/1923 05010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BR FEW008 OVC020 510052 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1817/1819 6000 BR OVC015 BECMG 1819/1820 05012KT 9000 BR VCSH FEW015 SCT030 BKN040 QNH2990INS BECMG 1904/1905 02008KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN030 QNH2990INS BECMG 1913/1914 01010G15KT 9999 BKN015 OVC080 QNH2985INS TX21/1817Z TN18/1908Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 182104Z 1821/1924 05011KT P6SM SCT021 OVC035 FM182200 04010G15KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC035 FM190200 36006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035 FM190800 01005KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC030 FM191400 01007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC045 FM192000 36009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090
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