KFME
Airport
Tipton
Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:FME / KFME
Lat/Lng:39.0853338889, -76.7594597222
39-05-07.2020N, 076-45-34.0550W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 08/15/2022
Elevation:149 feet Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 08/15/2022
Magnetic Variation:10W,(1985), [-11W (2025)]
Sectional:WASHINGTON
From City:1nm SW of Fort Meade (Odenton)

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:04/1944
Attended:All year Every day 0830-1800 (local)
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Washington(ZDC)Washington Center
FSS:Leesburg FSS(DCA)
NOTAMs and Weather:FMENOTAM-D service at airport
Pattern Altitude:999 MSL (850 AGL)
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:Activate REIL Runway 10 & 28; PAPI Runway 10 & 28; MIRL Runway 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:123.050
UNICOM:123.050
Weather:AWOS-3 123.925
Approach:
Contact 'POTOMAC' Approach
119.7,290.475
Departure:
Contact 'POTOMAC' Departure
119.7,290.475
Master Airport:PCT (POTOMAC TRACON)

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
A+
L 24 Hour Self Service 100Ll Available with Credit Card.
24 Hour Self Service Jet a+ Available with Credit Card.
Airframe Repair:Minor
Powerplant Repair:Minor
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Other Services:Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:Tipton Airport Authority
7515 General Aviation Drive
ft. Meade, Md 20755
410-222-6815
Manager:Michael a Wassel
7515 General Aviation Drive, Suite 1
ft. Meade, Md 20755
410-222-6815

Runways

Runways:10/28

Runway 10/28

Length:3000 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 08/15/2022
Width:75 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 10 End 28
True Alignment:094,(083 Magnetic)274,(263 Magnetic)
Right Hand Pattern:Yes 
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Good ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:119.7' MSL149.5' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:149.5' MSL149.5' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:51' AGL57' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:4.00°4.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway
PAPI Unusbl Beyond 8 Degs Left & Right of Crs.
2-light PAPI on left side of runway
PAPI Unusbl Beyond 5 Degs Left of Crs (Trees), and 8 Degs Right of Crs.
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:Trees 
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a nonprecision approachUtility runway with a nonprecision approach
Object Clearance Slope:17:120:1
Object Height:60' AGL 
Object Distance:1224' Along centerline
150' Left of centerline
 

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Deer on Runway & Taxiway.
be Alert for Numerous Bwi Turbojet Arrival/Departure in the Area. Fly Traffic Pattern South of the Field to Avoid Bwi Class B Asp. Remain Clear of Bwi Class B Asp Until Clearance is Obtained.
Personnnel and Equipment Working Adjacent All Taxiways and Runways 10 & 28 Indefinitely.
for Cd Contact Potomac Approach at 866-429-5882.
Runway 10 & 28 REIL; MIRL Runway 10/28 on Photocell During Dalgt Hours.
Runway 28 Noise Abatement Proc: Obsts Clrd, Fly Upwind Trk of 265 Degs Til Clrng Townhomes.

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