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KFME Tipton Airport
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 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
BALr233/6.9BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
ADWr027/17.4ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr053/18.7WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
EMIr166/26.6WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
AMLr083/34.2ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
FDKr132/(34.7)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT187/12.137111WFND ..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN070/19.432309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN044/22.933211WDCA -.. -.-. .-
DAVEE042/30.222309WDAA -.. .- .-

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: 39-05.132000N39-05.098167N
Longitude: 076-45.889167W076-45.256500W
Elevation: 115.0 ft.150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 104 magnetic, 094 true284 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 63 ft. trees, 1261 ft. from runway, 314 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear57 ft. trees, 1372 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 97
Single engine airplanes: 76
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 104/day *
98% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 24 March 2023

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3110:31
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2623:26
Evening civil twilight19:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 00:22:52
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 20:22:52
 
METAR
KFME 282359Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A2991 RMK AO1
KBWI 
6nm NE 
282354Z 34004KT 10SM FEW075 BKN170 BKN200 09/M03 A2988 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP117 T00941033 10111 20094 58008 $
KCGS 
10nm SW 
281755Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM OVC050 10/03 A3000 RMK AO2 T01030033 10108 20089
KDMH 
14nm NE 
282353Z AUTO 12/M02 A2990 RMK AO1 PRESFR SLP123 T01221022 10139 20122 58012
KNAK 
14nm SE 
282354Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A2986 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP114 T01060011 10117 20106 58014
KADW 
17nm S 
282355Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00791014 10107 20079 55007 $
KDCA 
19nm SW 
282352Z 36010KT 10SM FEW080 BKN220 10/M02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01001017 10122 20094 58009
KGAI 
20nm W 
282356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00720006 10122 20067 58006
TAF
KBWI 
6nm NE 
282059Z 2821/2924 34008G16KT P6SM FEW060 BKN150 FM290000 32007KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM290400 31011G19KT P6SM FEW200 FEW250 FM291500 30015G26KT P6SM FEW250 FM291800 30018G33KT P6SM FEW250 FM292300 30014G23KT P6SM SKC
KADW 
17nm S 
281700Z 2817/2923 33012G20KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 BKN100 510002 QNH2993INS TEMPO 2819/2823 32015G25KT BECMG 2822/2823 33010G15KT 9999 BKN200 510052 QNH2990INS BECMG 2900/2901 32008KT 9999 SKC 520053 QNH2992INS BECMG 2913/2914 29010G20KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2986INS BECMG 2916/2917 30015G25KT 9999 BKN040 510002 QNH2982INS BECMG 2918/2919 31015G30KT 9999 FEW050 510002 QNH2980INS TX11/2820Z TN02/2911Z
KDCA 
19nm SW 
282059Z 2821/2924 35010G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM290000 32008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM290500 32011G22KT P6SM SKC FM291600 30017G29KT P6SM FEW110 FEW250 FM291900 30020G36KT P6SM SKC FM292300 30014G24KT P6SM SKC
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SS $5.85 $5.00 
 Updated 27-Mar-2024
 
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