Tipton is a single-runway public airport located 7NM southwest of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI). Prior to 1999, the airport was operated by the US Army as Fort Meade Army Airfield, hence the FAA LID: FME. Runway 10/28 is 3000ft long, and traffic patterns are restricted south of the airport. The Washington/Baltimore Class Bravo airspace begins at 1500ft above the airport, and the Class Bravo airspace extends to the surface towards KBWI. RNAV approach is available to both directions of the runway.
Features
Custom hangars and buildings on the airfield
Decomissioned control tower
Custom taxiway signs and pavement decals
Both 100LL (AVGAS) and Jet-A fuel tanks available
Segmented circle with pattern direction, and FAA L807 windsock
FAA L802A Rotating beacon
Medium intensity runway edge lights, directional runway threshold lights, REIL, and taxiway edge lights
Land side features: Airfield Road and General Aviation Drive paved with painted lines, parking lot markings, custom wayfinder signs