FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | FDK |
Lat/Long: | 39-25-01.2760N 077-22-29.0360W 39-25.021267N 077-22.483933W 39.4170211,-77.3747322 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 308.9 ft. / 94.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (1980) |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 21701 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/2003 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FDK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2100++ ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Pattern altitude: | TPA- 1100 (800) HELICOPTERS, 1300 (1000) SINGLE AND LGT TWINS, 1800 (1500) LARGE TWINS AND JETS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT ODALS RWY 23; REIL RWY 12, 23 & 30; PAPI RWY 23; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 132.4 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 124.875 |
WX AWOS-3: | 124.875 (301-600-1457) |
FREDERICK GROUND: | 121.975 [0700-2100] |
FREDERICK TOWER: | 132.4 [0700-2100] |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 125.525 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 125.525 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.9 ;WHEN TWR CLSD 121.975 |
TERPZ DP: | 125.525 |
TRSTN STAR: | 126.75 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (18 nm SE): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
- POTOMAC CD 126.9 OR 866-429-5882 (WHEN TWR CLSD).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FDK at field | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
EMIr264/18.9 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
MRBr092/22.0 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
HGRr134/(27.9) | | HAGERSTOWN VOR | | 109.80 | | 07W |
AMLr016/29.3 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
BALr305/36.3 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
DCAr344/37.0 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ELLICOTT | | 297/28.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
GEORGETOWN | | 347/31.5 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVE 100LL AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 5819 x 100 ft. / 1774 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 39-24.501017N | | 39-25.229923N |
Longitude: | 077-22.908847W | | 077-22.106403W |
Elevation: | 308.9 ft. | | 282.6 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
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: | 57 ft. trees, 2380 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | 101 ft. trees, 2908 ft. from runway, 725 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3599 x 75 ft. / 1097 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 39-25.402888N | | 39-25.143392N |
Longitude: | 077-22.789190W | | 077-22.101955W |
Elevation: | 294.2 ft. | | 284.0 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: | trees | | 127 ft. trees, 2998 ft. from runway, 22:1 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 301-600-1380 |
Manager: | RICK JOHNSON 111 AIRPORT DRIVE EAST FREDERICK, MD 21701 Phone 301-600-2201 EMERG 301-600-1440 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 201 | Single engine airplanes: | | 164 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 21 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 12 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 258/day * | 57% | local general aviation | 40% | transient general aviation | 3% | air taxi | <1% | military | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 19 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-23 | -15 FT DEPRESSION 400 FT LONG; 246 FT L OF CNTRLN; PARALLEL TO APCH END. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TRSTN THREE (RNAV) | |
download (220KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (365KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (258KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (289KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (130KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CONLE FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (254KB) |
TERPZ SEVEN (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (461KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (383KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W50 - Davis Airport (15 nm SE)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (17 nm E)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (18 nm SE)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (21 nm NE)
KJYO - LeesburgExecutive Airport (22 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Casey W Moorman
Photo taken 19-Sep-2019
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Mar-2021 00:42:22 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-Mar-2021 19:42:22 |
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METAR |
KFDK | 082347Z 00000KT 10SM SCT080 12/M10 A3042
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KGAI 18nm SE | 082356Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM OVC080 09/M09 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP323 T00891094 10111 20078 53003
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TAF |
KMRB 28nm W | 081726Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM082000 27006KT P6SM FEW250 FM090700 22004KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/28035KT FM091300 25006KT P6SM FEW250
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KIAD 29nm S | 082037Z 0821/0924 32006KT P6SM FEW250 FM091200 22005KT P6SM FEW200 FM091300 25005KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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