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KFME

Fort Meade Executive Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
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/DME	116.85	08W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
ELLICOTT	187/12.1	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN	070/19.4	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	044/22.9	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-

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:	60 ft. trees, 1224 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear	none

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.
-	RWY 28 NOISE ABATEMENT PROC: OBSTS CLRD, FLY UPWIND TRK OF 265 DEGS TIL CLRNG TOWNHOMES.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 CHANGED		download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 CHANGED		download (214KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply CHANGED		download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply CHANGED		download (365KB)

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 11-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:59	10:59
Sunrise	07:26	11:26
Sunset	19:09	23:09
Evening civil twilight	19:35	23:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Mar-2026 22:02:10
Local (UTC-4)	11-Mar-2026 18:02:10

METAR

KFME	112155Z AUTO 19010G14KT 10SM SCT120 28/15 A2972 RMK AO1
KBWI 6nm NE	112154Z 19010G19KT 130V210 10SM FEW055 SCT120 SCT180 BKN250 29/14 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP053 T02890144 $
KCGS 10nm SW	112155Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 29/15 A2970 RMK AO2 T02940147
KDMH 14nm NE	112153Z AUTO 26/14 A2968 RMK AO1 SLP049 T02560144
KNAK 14nm SE	112154Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP067 T02060144 $
KADW 17nm S	112155Z 20013G15KT 10SM SCT120 29/14 A2970 RMK AO2A SLP062 T02870141 $
KDCA 19nm SW	112152Z 19011KT 10SM FEW050 SCT120 BKN250 27/14 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP054 CB DSNT N MOV NE T02670139 $
KGAI 20nm W	112156Z AUTO 20008G17KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02780150

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	111740Z 1118/1224 09006KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150 FM111900 21010G19KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1122/1202 4SM TSRA OVC035CB FM120200 20007KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/23045KT FM120900 30015G27KT 6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM121200 31019G31KT 4SM SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM121800 31014G24KT P6SM SCT030 OVC070
KADW 17nm S	111700Z 1117/1223 20012G18KT 9999 SCT120 BKN150 QNH2975INS BECMG 1120/1121 20012G20KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT030CB OVC120 QNH2969INS TEMPO 1121/1201 30025G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 1201/1202 21015G25KT 9999 NSW BKN180 520003 QNH2959INS BECMG 1208/1209 24015G25KT 9000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN070 QNH2961INS BECMG 1211/1212 32020G35KT 9000 -SHRA OVC030 520003 530302 QNH2972INS BECMG 1217/1218 32015G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 520003 QNH2991INS BECMG 1220/1221 31012G20KT 9999 NSW SCT030 OVC100 QNH2992INS
KDCA 19nm SW	111740Z 1118/1224 18010G18KT P6SM BKN130 BKN250 PROB30 1121/1201 4SM TSRA OVC040CB FM120200 21012G22KT P6SM SCT100 FM120900 31015G28KT 6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM121200 33020G32KT 4SM SHRA BKN025 OVC045 FM121900 31013G25KT P6SM BKN080

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.38		$4.65
Updated 04-Mar-2026

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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Capital Wings Services

301-747-3554
[web site]

Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Aircraft management

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