FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 SEPTEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FME |
| Lat/Long: | 39-05-07.3920N 076-45-33.8920W
39-05.123200N 076-45.564867W
39.0853867,-76.7594144
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 150 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: | 1000 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 410-691-1278 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (10 nm SW): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX ASOS at DCA (19 nm SW): | 132.65 (703-418-1177) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (20 nm W): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ELLICOTT | | 187/12.1 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
| GEORGETOWN | | 070/19.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| OXONN | | 044/22.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
| DAVEE | | 042/30.2 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
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: | 39-05.132000N | | 39-05.098167N |
| Longitude: | 076-45.889167W | | 076-45.256500W |
| Elevation: | 115.0 ft. | | 150.0 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: | 69 ft. trees, 1392 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. trees, 2329 ft. from runway, 327 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
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. |
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 05 September 2024 at 0901Z to 03 October 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Sep-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Sep-2024 01:08:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Sep-2024 21:08:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KFME | 220049Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT039 OVC055 21/19 A2996 RMK AO1
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KBWI
6nm NE | 220054Z 17003KT 10SM BKN035 OVC050 23/20 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 OCNL LTGIC DSNT W CB DSNT W MOV SE TCU NE-E VCSH NE-E T02330200
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KCGS
10nm SW | 220045Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM SCT040 BKN047 OVC090 24/19 A2993 RMK AO2 T02390190
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KDMH
14nm NE | 220053Z AUTO 25/19 A2993 RMK AO1 SLP136 T02500189
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KNAK
14nm SE | 220054Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW048 BKN080 OVC095 23/20 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02330200
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KADW
17nm S | 212355Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM FEW034 23/19 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02290188 10281 20229 53004 $
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KDCA
19nm SW | 220052Z 17010KT 10SM FEW039 SCT085 OVC190 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB07E20 SLP133 P0000 T02390189
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KGAI
20nm W | 220056Z AUTO RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO PNO $
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| TAF |
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KBWI
6nm NE | 212108Z 2121/2224 16005KT P6SM BKN030 BKN250 FM212200 13006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN250 FM220000 13003KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 BKN050CB FM220300 13004KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN025 FM220900 10005KT 5SM BR SCT004 BKN008 FM221300 09007KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM221600 08006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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KADW
17nm S | 211700Z 2117/2223 18006KT 9999 FEW035 SCT250 QNH2996INS BECMG 2120/2121 15006KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN030 QNH2992INS BECMG 2121/2122 16006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC025 QNH2991INS BECMG 2122/2123 18008KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS OVC025CB QNH2988INS TEMPO 2123/2203 18010G15KT 8000 -TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 2203/2204 14005KT 9000 -DZ SCT005 BKN010 QNH2990INS BECMG 2206/2207 10006KT 6000 BR BKN005 OVC010 QNH2990INS BECMG 2212/2213 09006KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC018 QNH2991INS TX26/2120Z TN16/2212Z
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KDCA
19nm SW | 212256Z 2123/2224 15004KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 BKN050CB FM220300 16005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN040 FM220600 14005KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN015 FM220900 09006KT 4SM BR SCT004 BKN008 FM221300 09006KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM222100 08005KT P6SM SCT020
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