Tipton Airport (FME)

FME
Tipton Airport (FME)
Fort Meade(odenton), MD
Latest photos of Tipton Airport (FME)
 - Old Army Air Field tower not in use - by J.G. Handelman
J.G. Handelman
 - Taken on approach into BWI - by Sam Andrews
Sam Andrews
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
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 available)
Federal Agreements N
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.050 MHz
UNICOM 123.050 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LLA
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair MINOR
Transient storage TIE
Other services CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions 3000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH-G
10 28
Alignment 94° 127°
Physical elevation 115.00 ft 150.00 ft
Coordinates 39.085533N / 76.764819W 39.084969N / 76.754275W
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
REIL Yes Yes