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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 16-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	10:51
Sunrise	07:18	11:18
Sunset	19:14	23:14
Evening civil twilight	19:40	23:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Mar-2026 17:38:03
Local (UTC-4)	16-Mar-2026 13:38:03

METAR

KFME	161555Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC016 17/16 A2958 RMK AO1
KBWI 6nm NE	161654Z 15009G26KT 7SM SCT014 BKN025 OVC110 18/16 A2954 RMK AO2 PK WND 14026/1646 SLP003 T01780156
KCGS 10nm SW	161555Z AUTO 17014G21KT 10SM OVC017 20/16 A2956 RMK AO2 T02010164
KDMH 14nm NE	161653Z AUTO 17/15 A2956 RMK AO1 PRESFR SLP009 T01720150
KNAK 14nm SE	161719Z AUTO 16015G31KT 10SM FEW011 BKN026 OVC110 17/14 A2957 RMK AO2 PK WND 16031/1712 T01670144
KADW 17nm S	161655Z 18019G33KT 10SM OVC017 20/16 A2954 RMK AO2A PK WND 19036/04 OVC V BKN CIG 016 RWY19L SLP009 T02020164 $
KDCA 19nm SW	161652Z 18019G29KT 10SM BKN024 OVC035 19/15 A2953 RMK AO2 PK WND 19033/1632 SLP998 CB DSNT N AND SW MOV NE T01890150
KGAI 20nm W	161713Z AUTO 19012G20KT 6SM RA BR SCT024 BKN046 OVC080 17/17 A2953 RMK AO2 P0018

TAF

KBWI 6nm NE	161455Z 1615/1718 16007G20KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT008 BKN018 BKN030 FM161600 17016G30KT 6SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC025 TEMPO 1616/1618 4SM TSRA OVC015CB FM162000 22020G35KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 PROB30 1621/1701 27022G45KT 2SM +TSRA BKN015CB FM170200 27018G33KT 6SM -SHRA SCT008 OVC015 FM170600 28016G31KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM171300 28017G28KT P6SM FEW250
KADW 17nm S	161315Z 1613/1715 16012G25KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 510154 QNH2969INS BECMG 1616/1617 18020G30KT 6000 SHRA VCTS OVC015CB QNH2953INS TEMPO 1619/1621 15035G50KT 3200 +TSRA BKN005CB BECMG 1700/1701 30015G35KT 8000 -SHRA OVC020 510008 550809 QNH2930INS BECMG 1703/1704 28015G20KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 QNH2934INS BECMG 1705/1706 26015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH2950INS BECMG 1709/1710 27015G25KT 9999 BKN060 QNH2964INS BECMG 1712/1713 24010G15KT 9999 OVC050 610501 QNH2975INS TX22/1621Z TN01/1708Z
KDCA 19nm SW	161455Z 1615/1718 18017G26KT P6SM BKN022 OVC120 TEMPO 1616/1618 27024G35KT 4SM TSRA OVC015CB FM161900 22018G35KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 PROB30 1620/1624 27024G48KT 2SM +TSRA BKN015CB FM170100 26016G33KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM170500 29017G30KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM171200 29015G27KT P6SM FEW250

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Tipton Airport Authority

410-222-6815

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.38		$4.65
Updated 13-Mar-2026

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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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Capital Wings Services

301-747-3554
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