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KFME

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 -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
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	--. - -.

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 fair condition	nonprecision, in fair 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, 1227 ft. from runway, 128 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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10		download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28		download (213KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		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 27-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:34	09:34
Sunrise	06:04	10:04
Sunset	20:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	20:53	00:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Jul-2026 11:41:47
Local (UTC-4)	27-Jul-2026 07:41:47

METAR

KFME	271115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 BKN080 A2988 RMK AO1
KBWI 6nm NE	271054Z 19003KT 10SM FEW038 FEW080 SCT100 BKN250 21/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP105 ACC SE-SW T02110189 $
KCGS 10nm SW	271115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN085 22/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T02190204
KDMH 14nm NE	271053Z AUTO 23/19 A2985 RMK AO1 SLP106 T02330189
KNAK 14nm SE	271054Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC085 23/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02330194 $
KADW 17nm S	271055Z 00000KT 10SM SCT100 21/19 A2983 RMK AO2A SLP106 T02090190 $
KDCA 19nm SW	271052Z 21004KT 10SM SCT075 BKN250 22/19 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02220189
KGAI 20nm W	271056Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 20/ A2988 RMK AO2 SLP128 T0200

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	270902Z 2709/2812 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 BKN100 BKN250 FM271500 17003KT P6SM SCT090 FM271900 17004KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 2719/2723 4SM -TSRA OVC045CB FM272300 18004KT P6SM SCT160
KADW 17nm S	270900Z 2709/2815 23006KT 9999 SCT065 BKN080 BKN250 QNH2980INS BECMG 2712/2713 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 BKN250 QNH2984INS BECMG 2716/2717 15006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2980INS TEMPO 2719/2723 18015G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 2800/2801 16008KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2970INS BECMG 2804/2805 19006KT 9999 FEW050 BKN150 QNH2975INS BECMG 2810/2811 18010G15KT 9999 FEW050 BKN150 QNH2970INS TX32/2721Z TN21/2709Z
KDCA 19nm SW	270902Z 2709/2812 19005KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM271500 16003KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 2719/2723 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM272300 18005KT P6SM SCT130

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.54		$6.00
Updated 24-Jul-2026

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SS=Self service

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