FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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 -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: | 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (219KB) |
| 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 24-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2025 03:11:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2025 23:11:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 250259Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3029 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 250254Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 17/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01670056 50004
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KCGS
10nm SW | 250255Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A3027 RMK AO2 T01630046
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KDMH
14nm NE | 250253Z AUTO 19/06 A3027 RMK AO1 SLP250 T01940061 50004
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KNAK
14nm SE | 250254Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T01670106 50003 $
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KADW
17nm S | 250255Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01520072 50004 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 250252Z 19007KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 18/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01780072 50006
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KGAI
20nm W | 250256Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP260 6//// T01670039 50005 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 242100Z 2421/2524 16011KT P6SM FEW190 BKN250 FM250100 17003KT P6SM BKN250 FM251700 17007KT P6SM BKN090
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KADW
17nm S | 250100Z 2501/2607 17006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3020INS BECMG 2508/2509 18003KT 9000 BR FEW030 SCT250 QNH3020INS BECMG 2511/2512 19003KT 9999 NSW FEW150 BKN200 QNH3018INS BECMG 2515/2516 18007KT 9999 FEW025 BKN035 BKN200 QNH3006INS BECMG 2518/2520 19010G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN100 BKN150 QNH3003INS BECMG 2522/2523 18012KT 9999 -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 510102 QNH2997INS BECMG 2602/2603 17010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT020 OVC040 510052 520251 QNH2988INS TX24/2520Z TN11/2510Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 242100Z 2421/2524 19008KT P6SM FEW170 BKN250 FM250100 17005KT P6SM SCT250 FM251700 17007KT P6SM BKN090
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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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