Fort Meade Executive
FME · KFME · Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland · Anne Arundel County · map
Fort Meade Executive is a public-use airport owned by Tipton Arpt Authority, 1 mile southwest of Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, 150 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 97 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 38,124 takeoffs and landings a year. About 39 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Fort Meade Executive?
Its FAA code is FME, and its ICAO code is KFME.
Where is Fort Meade Executive?
It is 1 mile southwest of Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, 150 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fort Meade Executive?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Fort Meade Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fort Meade Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Fort Meade Executive?
13 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Fmfa INC and Trinidad Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fort Meade Executive?
15 pilot examiners and 43 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FME · ICAO KFME
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Tipton Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 150 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 850 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 60 ft high 1,227 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.7 | |
| Fme and aWOS-3 | 123.925 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (7 nm northeast), College Park Airport (10 nm southwest), Pier 7 Heliport (14 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maryland · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 10 and 28; PAPI runway 10 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service 100LL available with credit card.
- 24 hour self service jet a+ available with credit card.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left and right of crs.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess left of crs (trees), and 8 degreess right of crs.
- Deer on runway and taxiway.
- Be alert for nmrs bwi tbjt 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 clnc is obtained.
- Paew adjacent all taxiways and runways 10 and 28 indefinitely.
- Runway 10 and 28 runway end identifier lights; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 on photocell during daylight hours.
- Runway 28 noise abatement procedure: obstructions clrd, fly upwind trk of 265 degreess until clrng townhomes.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 76 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| helicopters | 14 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 38,124, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 104 |
| general aviation, travelling | 771 |
| general aviation, local | 37,189 |
| military | 60 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Meade (Odenton) from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Meade (Odenton), MD as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 13, all in Maryland):
- Fmfa INC 4 aircraft · Fort Meade (Odenton) Fort Meade Flight Activity Inc is a flying club located at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Trinidad Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Meade, 2 miles away
- Phoenix Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Odenton, 4 miles away Phoenix Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Tipton Airport (KFME) in Odenton, Maryland.
- Cirreus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore, 8 miles away
- SR Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore, 8 miles away
- Beech Aero Club of Frederick INC 1 aircraft · Columbia, 10 miles away The Beech Aero Club is the official type club for Beechcraft Musketeer and related aircraft (Sport, Super, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess, and Skipper).
- Three Diamond Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Glen Burnie, 10 miles away
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · Mitchellville, 11 miles away Freeway Aviation is a flight school at Freeway Airport in Bowie, Maryland that provides FAA Part 61 flight training for private pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, and flight instructor certificates.
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · College Park, 11 miles away Free State Flying Club is a recreational flying and social club based at College Park Airport in suburban Maryland.
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Riverdale, 12 miles away Octopus Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club established in 1962, operating a fleet of three Socata aircraft based at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland and North Perry Airport in Hollywood, Florida.
- Pax River Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Annapolis, 14 miles away
- Chesapeake Flying Association LLC 1 aircraft · Annapolis, 14 miles away Chesapeake Sport Pilot is a flight school offering Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, and Rusty Pilot training from Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Maryland.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 14 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot, 6 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 43 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 8 administrative pilot examiners.
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Baltimore, MD (7 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (7 nm) · (301) 787-7441 · [email protected]
- Robert Bruce Hollen private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Aviation, Martin State Airport · Baltimore, MD (7 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [email protected]
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Davidsonville, MD (15 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Harry William Kraemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (20 nm) · (301) 520-2109 · [email protected]
- Sharif Hidayat private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (20 nm) · (240) 876-1825 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Richard Riemer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, VA (21 nm) · (703) 859-2807 · [email protected]
- Jude Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Middle River, MD (23 nm) · (315) 767-7707 · [email protected]
All 80 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maryland 836 since 1982 · 110 in the last ten years
- Fmfa INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Trinidad Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Phoenix Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maryland 34 landing places
- Maryland 2,344 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FME.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.