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POTOMAC AIRFIELD AIRPORT

FRIENDLY, MD, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 38°44'55"N / 76°57'21"W
  38°44.9185'N / 76°57.3553'W
  38.7486 / -76.9559
Elevation: 117.7 ft. (estimated)
Variation: 11W (2000)
From city: 00 miles NE of FRIENDLY, MD

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: WASHINGTON
Responsible ARTCC: WASHINGTON
FSS: LEESBURG [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.800
CTAF: 122.800

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
ADW 230oT/5.5 ANDREWS VORTAC 113.10 10W
DCA 150oT/7.6 WASHINGTON VOR/DME 111.00 09W
OTT 285oT/10.2 NOTTINGHAM VORTAC 113.70 10W
AML 115oT/26.4 ARMEL VORTAC 113.50 08W
BAL 209oT/28.9 BALTIMORE VORTAC 115.10 11W
BRV 37oT/31.0 BROOKE VORTAC 114.50 09W
PXT 317oT/38.0 PATUXENT VORTAC 117.60 10W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
POTOMAC at field 241 10W VKX
OXONN 108oT/3.5 332 11W DC
GEORGETOWN 144oT/13.4 323 09W GTN
ANNE ARUNDEL 205oT/22.1 260 10W BUH
GAITHERSBURG 159oT/27.1 385 09W GAI
ELLICOTT 195oT/33.4 371 11W FND
INSTITUTE 206oT/35.8 404 08W IUB
SHANNON 39oT/37.1 237 10W EZF
PATUXENT 317oT/38.0 400 10W NHK

Services
Fuel available: 100LL
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 06/24
Dimensions: 2665 x 40 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 06
Runway 24
Latitude: 38-44-46.3800N 38-45-03.8400N
Longitude: 076-57-33.9100W 076-57-08.7300W
Elevation: 108.9 ft. 117.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 048 228
Displaced threshold: 376 ft. 90 ft.
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonstandard (other than numbers only), in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (5.00 degrees glide path) 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (5.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 12054
Air taxi: 25
Local: 10000
Itinerant: 1999
Military: 30

Additional Remarks
  • UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS.
  • RENTALS AVBL AT 301-292-9700.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
  • FRZ PILOTS MUST FILE FRZ SCTY FP THRU 703-771-3476.
  • SFRA OR IFR FP DOES NOT GRANT FRZ ASP ACES.
  • FOR ACES PILOT MUST BE PRE-APVD THRU TSA MD3 PROGRAM. TO APPLY FOR FRZ ACCESS, SEE ARPT WEBSITE.
  • VISITORS PLEASE TUNE 122.85 FOR PARKING INSTRUCTIONS & GND SVCS.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: AVOID TAKEOFF 2200-0700.
  • SECURITY: EXPECT 24 HR SURVEILLANCE: CIVIL & MIL, GROUND AND AIR.
  • ARPT WITHIN FLT RSTRD ZONE (FRZ).

Instrument Procedures
Effective May 16, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024

STARs (Standard Terminal Arrivals)
   TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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