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KFME Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

Location

FAA Identifier: FME
Lat/Long: 39-05-07.3920N 076-45-33.8920W
39-05.123200N 076-45.564867W
39.0853867,-76.7594144
(estimated)
Elevation: 150 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: 1000 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
BALr233/6.9BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
ADWr027/17.4ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr053/18.7WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
OTTr008/22.8NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
EMIr166/26.6WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
AMLr083/34.2ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
FDKr132/(34.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT187/12.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN070/19.432309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN044/22.933211WDCA -.. -.-. .-
DAVEE042/30.222309WDAA -.. .- .-

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: 39-05.132000N39-05.098167N
Longitude: 076-45.889167W076-45.256500W
Elevation: 115.0 ft.150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 104 magnetic, 094 true284 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 64 ft. trees, 1257 ft. from runway, 408 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear51 ft. trees, 1684 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 98
Single engine airplanes: 77
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 104/day *
97% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 04 April 2022

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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (184KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (222KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2023
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3110:31
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2623:26
Evening civil twilight19:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2023 04:06:40
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2023 00:06:40
 
METAR
KFME 290349Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 05/00 A3014 RMK AO1
KBWI 
6nm NE 
290354Z 36004KT 10SM BKN085 08/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00831006 $
KCGS 
10nm SW 
290350Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 OVC090 08/01 A3013 RMK AO2 T00760007
KDMH 
14nm NE 
290354Z AUTO 10/M03 A3013 RMK AO1 SLP202 T01001033
KNAK 
14nm SE 
290354Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM BKN080 09/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00940033
KADW 
17nm S 
290355Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM BKN070 BKN090 07/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00671007
KDCA 
19nm SW 
290352Z 03006KT 10SM SCT075 BKN090 OVC140 10/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01001011 $
KGAI 
20nm W 
290356Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM OVC070 06/00 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00560000
TAF
KBWI 
6nm NE 
282113Z 2821/2924 35010G17KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200 FM290000 36006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM291300 01004KT P6SM FEW250 FM291700 28006KT P6SM FEW150
KADW 
17nm S 
290100Z 2901/3007 04008KT 9999 FEW050 SCT150 QNH3009INS BECMG 2914/2915 25009KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3008INS TX14/2921Z TN04/2911Z
KDCA 
19nm SW 
282113Z 2821/2924 36008KT P6SM BKN060 BKN200 FM290000 01006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN110 FM291200 34006KT P6SM FEW200 FM291900 25006KT P6SM FEW150
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.83 $5.65 
 Updated 28-Mar-2023
 
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