FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
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 |
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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: | 39-05.138035N | | 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: | 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (217KB) |
| 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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| 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 26-Dec-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Dec-2024 20:54:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 26-Dec-2024 15:54:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 262029Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM OVC027 02/M03 A3045 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 261954Z 08004KT 8SM OVC028 03/M04 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP302 T00331044
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KCGS
10nm SW | 262025Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC027 04/M03 A3043 RMK AO2 T00361031
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KDMH
14nm NE | 261953Z AUTO 04/M04 A3043 RMK AO1 SLP305 T00391039
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KNAK
14nm SE | 261954Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM OVC031 03/M03 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00281033
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KADW
17nm S | 261955Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM OVC026 04/M03 A3039 RMK AO2 CIG 025 RWY19L SLP301 T00371031 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 261952Z 08003KT 10SM OVC028 05/M03 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP301 T00501028
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KGAI
20nm W | 261956Z AUTO RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 261726Z 2618/2724 09003KT P6SM OVC028 FM262100 09003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM271000 10004KT P6SM FEW025 BKN150
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KADW
17nm S | 261700Z 2617/2723 08004KT 9999 OVC028 QNH3041INS BECMG 2618/2619 08004KT 9999 SCT030 BKN150 QNH3040INS BECMG 2710/2711 VRB03KT 9999 SCT015 BKN050 BKN120 QNH3037INS BECMG 2718/2719 11004KT 9999 BKN010 BKN045 QNH3036INS TX05/2618Z TNM02/2711Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 261723Z 2618/2724 07003KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 2618/2620 BKN029 FM270000 10003KT P6SM FEW025 BKN035 FM271000 11004KT P6SM FEW030 BKN150
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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