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KVKX Potomac Airfield
Friendly, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: VKX
Lat/Long: 38-44-55.1100N 076-57-21.3200W
38-44.918500N 076-57.355333W
38.7486417,-76.9559222
(estimated)
Elevation: 117.7 ft. / 36 m (estimated)
Variation: 11W (2000)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 20744

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1958
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RWY 06/24 OPR SS-SR; TO ACTVT OTR TIMES AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LOCATED 1000 FT N OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
POTOMAC APPROACH: 124.7 ;DC FRZ 125.65 ;DC FRZ
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 124.7 ;DC FRZ 125.65 ;DC FRZ
IRONS STAR: 126.4
TIKEE STAR: 120.45
WX ASOS at DCA (7 nm NW): 132.65 (276-200-0159)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (14 nm N): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
  • AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY & WX, 4 CLICKS RADIO CHECK.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ADWr240/5.5ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr159/7.6WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
AMLr123/26.3ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
BALr219/28.8BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
BRVr046/31.0BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OXONN118/3.533211WVQK ...- --.- -.-
GEORGETOWN153/13.432309WGTN --. - -.
ELLICOTT205/33.437111WFND ..-. -. -..
SHANNON049/37.123710WEZF . --.. ..-.
PATUXENT327/38.040010WNHK -. .... -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2665 x 40 ft. / 812 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: BASIC MKGS PLUS FIELD CARRIER LDG PRACTICE (FCLP) MKGS.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 38-44.773000N38-45.064000N
Longitude: 076-57.565167W076-57.145500W
Elevation: 108.9 ft.117.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 059 magnetic, 048 true239 magnetic, 228 true
Displaced threshold: 376 ft.90 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (5.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 06 PAPI CNTRLN USE ONLY.
2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 202 ft. trees, 1090 ft. from runway, 192 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RWY 06 HAS +60 FT TREES 240 FT R AT THR.
88 ft. trees, 1339 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 15:1 AT CNTRLN TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COPLEY INVESTMENTS
10 NEWBURY ST
BOSTON, MA 02116
Phone 617-267-6828
Manager: DAVID WARTOFSKY
10300 GLEN WAY
FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744
Phone 301-248-5720

Additional Remarks

UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS.
RENTALS AVBL AT 301-292-9700.
FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
FRZ PILOTS MUST FILE FRZ SCTY FP THRU 703-771-3476.
SFRA OR IFR FP DOES NOT GRANT FRZ ASP ACES.
FOR ACES PILOT MUST BE PRE-APVD THRU TSA MD3 PROGRAM. TO APPLY FOR FRZ ACCESS, SEE ARPT WEBSITE.
VISITORS PLEASE TUNE 122.85 FOR PARKING INSTRUCTIONS & GND SVCS.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: AVOID TAKEOFF 2200-0700.
SECURITY: EXPECT 24 HR SURVEILLANCE: CIVIL & MIL, GROUND AND AIR.
ARPT WITHIN FLT RSTRD ZONE (FRZ).

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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
TIKEE FOUR (RNAV)   download (214KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (188KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KADW - Joint Base Andrews (6 nm NE)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (7 nm NW)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (11 nm SW)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (11 nm W)
KCGS - College Park Airport (14 nm N)
W00 - Freeway Airport (14 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5810:58
Sunrise07:2511:25
Sunset18:1922:19
Evening civil twilight18:4722:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Oct-2025 16:31:44
Local (UTC-4)  22-Oct-2025 12:31:44
 
METAR
KADW 
6nm NE 
221555Z 23008G16KT 10SM SCT060 17/04 A2981 RMK AO2A SLP101 T01740043 TSNO $
KDCA 
7nm NW 
221552Z 24009KT 10SM FEW050 19/03 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01890033 $
KDAA 
10nm W 
221620Z AUTO 26005G15KT M1/8SM R32/0100V0400FT HZ FEW070 20/02 A2980 RMK AO2 VIS M1/8V9 SLP094 $
KCGS 
14nm N 
221615Z AUTO 22007KT 180V250 10SM BKN070 18/02 A2982 RMK AO2 T01840022
TAF
KADW 
6nm NE 
221004Z 2210/2315 25006KT 9999 FEW080 510307 QNH2972INS BECMG 2214/2215 25010G25KT 9999 SCT040 BKN050 620505 510003 QNH2979INS BECMG 2216/2217 26010G20KT 9999 SCT040 OVC050 620505 QNH2978INS BECMG 2222/2223 27006KT 9999 OVC050 620505 QNH2981INS BECMG 2302/2303 26006KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS TX17/2218Z TN09/2309Z
KDCA 
7nm NW 
221139Z 2212/2318 20003KT P6SM FEW100 FM221400 26010G18KT P6SM SKC FM221800 27014G24KT P6SM FEW110 FM222300 29008KT P6SM FEW100 FM230600 24005KT P6SM FEW250
KDAA 
10nm W 
221200Z 2212/2318 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2982INS BECMG 2214/2215 26012G18KT 9999 FEW050 510105 QNH2983INS BECMG 2216/2217 26012G25KT 9999 BKN060 520005 QNH2982INS BECMG 2222/2223 28009KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2985INS BECMG 2300/2301 29006KT 9999 FEW055 QNH2990INS BECMG 2314/2315 26012G18KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2996INS TX18/2219Z TN06/2311Z
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100LL
FS $6.61 
SS $6.61 
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