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KVKX Potomac Airfield
Friendly, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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: REIL RWY 06 & 24; 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 (703-418-1177)
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
OTTr295/10.2NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
AMLr123/26.3ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
BALr219/28.8BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
BRVr046/31.0BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
PXTr327/38.0PATUXENT VORTAC117.6010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OXONN118/3.533211WDCA -.. -.-. .-
DAVEE063/8.922309WDAA -.. .- .-
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: leftright
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 UNUSABLE 3 DEG RIGHT OF COURSE.
2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 102 ft. trees, 974 ft. from runway, 206 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 06 HAS +60 FT TREES 240 FT R AT THR.
112 ft. trees, 1343 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 94
Single engine airplanes: 91
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/day *
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 23 September 2022

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

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
TIKEE THREE (RNAV)   download (219KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (186KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (1 nm E)
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 01-Apr-2023
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2710:27
Sunrise06:5410:54
Sunset19:3023:30
Evening civil twilight19:5723:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Apr-2023 06:45:02
Local (UTC-4)  01-Apr-2023 02:45:02
 
METAR
KADW 
6nm NE 
010631Z 21019KT 10SM -RA OVC011 16/16 A2979 RMK AO2A SLP094 $
KDCA 
7nm NW 
010635Z 20014G22KT 10SM -RA BKN013 BKN100 OVC120 16/14 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 21027/0613 P0001 T01610144
KDAA 
10nm W 
010623Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC011 15/15 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE21DZB21E23 PRESFR SLP101
KCGS 
14nm N 
010630Z AUTO 20010G17KT 10SM BKN014 BKN080 OVC120 16/14 A2981 RMK AO2 T01620142
TAF
KADW 
6nm NE 
010610Z 0106/0207 22015G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN012 BKN030 WS020/21045KT 530203 QNH2978INS BECMG 0106/0107 22015G25KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN030 WS020/21045KT 530203 QNH2972INS BECMG 0109/0110 22025G35KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 530007 QNH2964INS BECMG 0113/0114 23025G35KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN100 530005 QNH2961INS BECMG 0115/0116 23025G35KT 9999 FEW150 530005 QNH2934INS BECMG 0123/0124 30025G40KT 9999 FEW050 530005 QNH2951INS TX24/0120Z TN14/0201Z
KDCA 
7nm NW 
010550Z 0106/0212 21016G30KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC150 WS020/23040KT FM010700 21016G27KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 WS020/23030KT FM011100 20020G34KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC025 FM011500 22018G31KT P6SM BKN050 FM011900 22025G38KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM012300 27027G50KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT050 BKN100 FM020200 29021G40KT P6SM FEW100 FM020600 31016G30KT P6SM SCT150
KDAA 
10nm W 
312000Z 3120/0202 20010G15KT 9999 OVC070 QNH3001INS BECMG 0100/0101 21009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC025 WS020/22045KT 520203 QNH3001INS BECMG 0109/0110 20012KT 9000 -SHRA OVC015 530204 QNH2963INS BECMG 0114/0115 21010G20KT 9999 NSW SCT020 SCT085 OVC120 520203 QNH2961INS BECMG 0116/0117 22015G25KT 9999 FEW110 520062 QNH2939INS BECMG 0121/0122 21012KT 9999 FEW100 530054 QNH2934INS BECMG 0200/0201 30020KT 9000 -SHRA FEW050 BKN075 OVC100 530054 QNH2953INS TX23/0120Z TN16/0110Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0101 NEXT 0312
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100LL
FS $6.00 
SS $5.00 
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