Tipton Airport (FME) Information

Fort Meade(odenton), MD

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:FME
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:076-45-33.8920W/39-05-07.3920N
-76.759414/39.085387 (Estimated)
Elevation:150 ft / 45.72 m (Estimated)
Land:366 acres
From nearest city:1 nautical miles SW of Fort Meade(odenton), MD
Location:Anne Arundel County, MD
Magnetic Variation:10W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Tipton Arpt Authority
Address:7515 General Aviation Drive
Ft. Meade, MD 20755
Phone number:410-222-6815
Manager:Michael A Wassel
Address:7515 General Aviation Drive, Suite 1
Ft. Meade, MD 20755
Phone number:410-222-6815

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Washington
Region:AEA - Eastern
Traffic Pattern Alt:850 ft
Boundary ARTCC:ZDC - Washington
Tie-in FSS:DCA - Leesburg
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:FME (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:N

Airport Communications

CTAF:123.050
Unicom:123.050 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LLA
SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimension:3000 x 75 ft / 914.4 x 22.9 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Edge Lights:Medium
  Runway 10 Runway 28
Longitude:076-45-53.3500W076-45-15.3900W
Latitude:39-05-07.9200N39-05-05.8900N
Elevation:115.00 ft150.00 ft
Alignment:94127
Traffic Pattern:RightLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Fair ConditionNon-precision instrument, Fair Condition
Crossing Height:51.00 ft57.00 ft
VASI:2-light PAPI on left side
PAPI RY 10 UNUSBL 8 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF COURSE.
2-light PAPI on left side
RY 28 PAPI UNUSBL 5 DEGS LEFT OF COURSE (TREES) AND 8 DEGS RIGHT OF COURSE.
Visual Glide Angle:4.00°4.00°
Runway End Identifier:YesYes
Obstruction:60 ft trees, 1224.0 ft from runway, 107 ft left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear43 ft trees, 1402.0 ft from runway, 147 ft left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear

Remarks

DEER ON RWY & TWY.
BE ALERT FOR NUMEROUS BWI TURBOJET ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES IN THE AREA. FLY TFC PATTERN SOUTH OF THE FIELD TO AVIOD BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. REMAIN CLEAR OF BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE UNTIL CLEARANCE IS OBTAINED.
PAEW ADJ ALL TWYS AND RYS 10 & 28 INDEFLY.

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