FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 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 -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 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: | 39-05.138035N | | 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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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 08-Nov-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2024 07:14:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2024 02:14:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 080649Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 12/08 A3013 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 080654Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 BKN065 12/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01220078
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KCGS
10nm SW | 080645Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM OVC050 16/09 A3012 RMK AO2 T01610088
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KDMH
14nm NE | 080653Z AUTO 16/07 A3011 RMK AO1 SLP195 T01610072
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KNAK
14nm SE | 080654Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM BKN060 OVC080 17/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01720094 $
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KADW
17nm S | 080655Z 02007KT 10SM BKN048 17/07 A3008 RMK AO2A SLP191 T01740072 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 080652Z 36007KT 10SM BKN049 OVC250 18/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01830083
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KGAI
20nm W | 080656Z AUTO RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO PNO $
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KBWI
6nm NE | 080532Z 0806/0912 33005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM081400 30007G15KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM081600 29013G23KT P6SM FEW060 FM082200 28011G18KT P6SM SKC FM090300 32010KT P6SM SKC
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KADW
17nm S | 080100Z 0801/0907 35009KT 9999 SCT035 BKN050 BKN080 QNH3006INS BECMG 0812/0813 30012KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3011INS BECMG 0814/0815 30012G18KT 9999 SKC 510052 QNH3000INS BECMG 0821/0822 34007KT 9999 SKC 510052 QNH3001INS TX20/0820Z TN12/0812Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 080532Z 0806/0912 36006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM081300 32007G15KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM081500 31013G21KT P6SM FEW060 FM082300 29010G17KT P6SM SKC FM090300 33009KT P6SM SKC
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