FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FDK |
| Lat/Long: | 39-25-03.3000N / 077-22-27.5000W
39-25.055000N / 077-22.458333W
39.4175833 / -77.3743056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 303 ft. / 92.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1980) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 21701 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/2003 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FDK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-2100
ARPT UNATNDD ON CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1000' AGL SINGLE & LIGHT TWINS - 1500' AGL LARGE TWINS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MIRL RY 12/30, REIL RYS 5/23 & 12/30, ODALS RY 23, & PAPI RY 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.875 (301-600-1457) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 125.525 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 125.525 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GAI (18 nm SE): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FDK at field | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| EMIr264/18.9 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| MRBr092/22.1 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
| HGRr134/(27.9) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
| AMLr016/29.3 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| BALr305/36.3 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| DCAr344/37.0 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5220 x 100 ft. / 1591 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 39-24.576107N | | 39-25.230080N |
| Longitude: | 077-22.826080W | | 077-22.106415W |
| Elevation: | 303.3 ft. | | 282.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 040 true | | 228 magnetic, 220 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. pole, 2500 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | 153 ft. tower, 5000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear
GRAIN SILO |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 75 ft. / 1097 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 39-25.402923N | | 39-25.143263N |
| Longitude: | 077-22.789307W | | 077-22.101958W |
| Elevation: | 294.1 ft. | | 281.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 116 true | | 304 magnetic, 296 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 1101 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FREDERICK
101 N COURT ST
FREDERICK, MD 21701
Phone 301-600-1440 |
| Manager: | CHARLES ABELL
111 AIRPORT DRIVE EAST
FREDERICK, MD 21701
Phone 301-600-2201
EMERGENCY PHONE 301-662-8156 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 305 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 223 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 15 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 33 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 444/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPERATIONS FROM PAVED RUNWAYS DAILY 0800 - DUSK. |
| - | -15 FT DEPRESSION APCH END RY 23 246 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE PARALLEL TO RY 400 FT LONG. |
| - | DURG WINTER MONTHS RYS MAY BE CLSD INDIVIDUALLY FOR SNOW PLOWING. |
| - | ALL NON-RADIO ACFT OPERATING INVOF FDK RECOMMENDED TO UTILZE A HAND HELD TRANSCEIVER AND FOLLOW STANDARD CTAF OPERATING PROCEDURES. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (216KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (17 nm E)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (18 nm SE)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (20 nm NE)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (22 nm SW)
KHGR - Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field (24 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ferdi Mack
Taken in October 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 14:53:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 10:53:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KFDK | 171427Z AUTO 27014G19KT 228V288 10SM SCT100 18/08 A2970 RMK AO2
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KGAI
18nm SE | 171435Z 27008G14KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2972 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMRB
28nm W | 171132Z 171212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 24014G22KT P6SM BKN080 FM0000 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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KIAD
29nm S | 171132Z 171212 30005KT P6SM SKC FM1400 24014G21KT P6SM SCT080 FM0100 24006KT P6SM BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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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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