FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Mar-2025 13:25:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Mar-2025 08:25:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 131249Z AUTO 04004KT 5SM OVC006 05/04 A3004 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 131254Z 04007KT 6SM BR OVC009 06/04 A3001 RMK AO2 DZE43 SLP162 P0000 T00560044
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KCGS
10nm SW | 131250Z AUTO 02005KT 5SM BR OVC008 06/05 A3002 RMK AO2 T00590046
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KDMH
14nm NE | 121353Z AUTO 13/M08 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP153 T01281078
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KNAK
14nm SE | 131154Z AUTO 04006KT 3SM BR OVC008 06/05 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00560050 10067 20056 51011
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KADW
17nm S | 131255Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM OVC007 06/05 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 006 RWY19L SLP157 T00630046 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 131252Z 04008KT 9SM -DZ OVC009 08/05 A3000 RMK AO2 DZE08B30 SLP159 P0000 T00780050
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KGAI
20nm W | 131256Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC008 05/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00500050 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 131137Z 1312/1418 05010KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC006 FM131600 05006KT P6SM OVC015 FM132000 06007KT P6SM BKN025 FM140800 04003KT P6SM OVC010 FM141600 09004KT P6SM BKN025
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KADW
17nm S | 130900Z 1309/1415 08008KT 9999 OVC004 QNH2990INS BECMG 1309/1310 07008KT 4800 BR OVC003 QNH2993INS BECMG 1312/1313 06008KT 8000 BR OVC007 QNH2996INS BECMG 1315/1316 05007KT 9999 NSW BKN010 BKN250 QNH2999INS BECMG 1317/1318 06007KT 9999 BKN020 BKN250 QNH2997INS BECMG 1319/1320 06007KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH2996INS BECMG 1406/1407 07007KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3008INS BECMG 1407/1408 07007KT 9999 OVC007 QNH3008INS BECMG 1408/1409 07007KT 4800 BR OVC004 QNH3010INS BECMG 1413/1414 07007KT 8000 BR OVC007 QN
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KDCA
19nm SW | 131137Z 1312/1418 03008KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC006 FM131600 04007KT P6SM BKN015 FM132100 08004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 FM140400 08004KT P6SM BKN025 FM140800 05003KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC008 FM141500 11004KT P6SM OVC015
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