Fort Meade Exec Airport (FME)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	FME
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	76°45'34.0550" W / 39°5'7.2020" N -76.759460 / 39.085334 (Estimated)
Elevation	149.50 ft / 45.57 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	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	WASHINGTON
Region	AEA - Eastern
Traffic Pattern Alt	850 ft
Responsible 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)

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.05 MHz
UNICOM	123.05 MHz
AWOS-3	FME

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A+
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	CHTR,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions	3000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	10	28
Alignment	94°	274°
Physical elevation	119.70 ft	149.50 ft
Coordinates	39.085634 / -76.764729	39.085034 / -76.754191
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CRS.	2-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CRS (TREES), AND 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
FND	NDB	ELLICOTT		371.00	11W	12.2 nm
GTN	NDB	GEORGETOWN		323.00	09W	19.4 nm
OTT	TACAN	NOTTINGHAM	84X	113.70	10W	22.8 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	WASHINGTON	47X	111.00	09W	18.8 nm
AML	VOR/DME	ARMEL	82X	113.50	08W	34.3 nm
FDK	VOR/DME	FREDERICK	115Y	116.85	08W	34.7 nm
BAL	VORTAC	BALTIMORE	98X	115.10	11W	6.9 nm
ADW	VORTAC	ANDREWS	78X	113.10	10W	17.4 nm
EMI	VORTAC	WESTMINSTER	126X	117.90	08W	26.7 nm

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.
• RWY 28 NOISE ABATEMENT PROC: OBSTS CLRD, FLY UPWIND TRK OF 265 DEGS TIL CLRNG TOWNHOMES.