FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 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 14-Apr-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Apr-2025 06:37:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Apr-2025 02:37:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 140609Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A2999 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 140554Z 00000KT 10SM SCT230 BKN250 08/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T00780033 10133 20067 58009
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KCGS
10nm SW | 140605Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T00690049
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KDMH
14nm NE | 140553Z AUTO 11/03 A2995 RMK AO1 SLP142 T01060033 10167 20106 58006
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KNAK
14nm SE | 140554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00780056 10144 20078 58008 $
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KADW
17nm S | 140555Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM FEW160 FEW180 09/03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00930031 10143 20067 58009 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 140552Z 21005KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 11/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01060061 10161 20106 58006
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KGAI
20nm W | 140556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP167 6//// T00610056 10122 20061 58006 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 140524Z 1406/1512 20003KT P6SM BKN200 FM141400 16006KT P6SM FEW070 BKN110 FM150100 13005KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB TEMPO 1502/1504 4SM TSRA OVC025CB FM150500 26005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN090
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KADW
17nm S | 140100Z 1401/1507 30005KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH2996INS BECMG 1404/1405 26005KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2995INS BECMG 1408/1409 28005KT 9999 OVC080 QNH2994INS BECMG 1412/1413 19009KT 9999 BKN080 OVC120 QNH2989INS BECMG 1416/1417 21010G18KT 9999 FEW040 BKN050 QNH2977INS BECMG 1421/1422 22009KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2972INS BECMG 1502/1503 23012KT 9999 SCT020 OVC040 QNH2962INS TEMPO 1503/1506 23010G20KT 8000 -TSRA BKN020 OVC040CB TX21/1421Z TN08/1409Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 140524Z 1406/1512 18005KT P6SM BKN200 FM141400 18008KT P6SM FEW070 BKN110 FM150100 13007KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB TEMPO 1502/1504 3SM TSRA OVC025CB FM150500 24008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN090
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