Tipton Airport (FME)

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

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
FND	NDB	Ellicott		371.00	11W	12.2 nm
IUB	NDB	Institute		404.00	08W	13.6 nm
GTN	NDB	Georgetown		323.00	09W	19.4 nm
GAI	NDB	Gaithersburg		385.00	09W	19.6 nm
MTN	NDB	Martin		342.00	11W	21.9 nm
VKX	NDB	Potomac		241.00	10W	22.2 nm
DC	NDB	Oxonn		332.00	11W	22.9 nm
ESN	NDB	Easton		212.00	10W	36.4 nm
APG	NDB	Aberdeen		349.00	11W	40.7 nm
CGE	NDB	Cambridge		355.00	10W	47.4 nm
MTN	TACAN	Martin	068X	0.00	11W	21.9 nm
FDK	VOR	Frederick		109.00	08W	34.7 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	Washington	047X	111.00	09W	18.8 nm
PPM	VOR/DME	Phillips	021X	108.40	09W	35.7 nm
BAL	VORTAC	Baltimore	098X	115.10	11W	6.9 nm
ADW	VORTAC	Andrews	078X	113.10	10W	17.5 nm
OTT	VORTAC	Nottingham	084X	113.70	10W	22.8 nm
EMI	VORTAC	Westminster	126X	117.90	08W	26.6 nm
AML	VORTAC	Armel	082X	113.50	08W	34.3 nm
ADW	VOT	Andrews Afb		109.60		18.7 nm
DCA	VOT	Washington National		109.40		19.3 nm