METAR & TAF KVKX
KVKX does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KDCA (RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL) · 7.3 NM away. Conditions at KVKX may differ.
METAR · KDCA
Observed 17:52Z
KDCA 271752Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 19/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01940072 10200 20106 58014
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 19°C / 7°C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- 242 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- WASHINGTON
- ARTCC
- ZDC · WASHINGTON
- NOTAM facility
- DCA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DAVID WARTOFSKY
- Phone
- 301-248-5720
- Address
- 10300 GLEN WAY, FORT WASHINGTON MD 20744
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DCA
- LEESBURG1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-2200
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 06
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(5°) | — | 102', trees, 1074' from thr, 189' R of cntrln, slope 8 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(5.5°) | — | 89', trees, 1348' from thr, 94' R of cntrln, slope 12 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Rentals available at 301-292-9700.Show FAA
- Special flight rules area or IFR flight plan does not grant flight restricted zone airspace access.Show FAA
- Airport within flight restricted zone.Show FAA
- For access, pilots must be pre-approved through the TSA MD3 program. To apply for frozen access, see the airport website.Show FAA
- Security includes 24-hour surveillance: civil and military, ground and air.Show FAA
- Unlimited vehicle access to aircraft movement areas.Show FAA
- Noise abatement procedures: avoid takeoff between 2200 and 0700.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Potomac Approach at 866-599-3874.Show FAA
- Visitors please tune 122.85 for parking instructions and ground services.Show FAA
- Flight restricted zone pilots must file flight restricted zone security flight plan through 703-771-3476.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Rotating beacon located 1000 feet north of the airport.Show FAA
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 06/24 operate sunset to sunrise; to activate other times and activate PAPI runway 06 and 24 use CTAF.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 06Runway 06 has trees over 60 feet tall located 240 feet right of the threshold.Show FAA
- 24Runway 24 has basic markings plus field carrier landing practice markings.Show FAA
- 06Runway 06 PAPI centerline use only.Show FAA
- 06Approach ratio 20 to 1 at centerline to displaced threshold.Show FAA
- 24The approach slope is 15 to 1 at the centerline to the displaced threshold.Show FAA
Other notes
- Established prior to 1959.Show FAA
- Automated UNICOM; three clicks advisory and weather, four clicks radio check.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KVKX
Answer card- ICAO
- KVKX
- Name
- POTOMAC AIRFIELD
- Location
- FRIENDLY, MARYLAND
- Elevation
- 117.7 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,117.7 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 06/24 · 2,665 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 6
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Potomac Airfield is in Friendly, Maryland. The field elevation is 117.7 ft MSL. It has one runway, 06/24, which is 2,665 ft long and paved. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so verify the current Chart Supplement before you go. The airport sits inside the flight restricted zone, so plan ahead and make sure your clearance and arrival setup are correct before departure.
The on-field FBO is Potomac Airfield. It carries AVGAS 100LL. Call the field directly at (301) 248-5720 for current service details. Published remarks say the airport uses an automated UNICOM. Three clicks gets an advisory and weather. Four clicks gets a radio check. Visitors are told to tune 122.85 for parking instructions and ground services. Medium intensity runway lights on 06/24 operate from sunset to sunrise. Use CTAF to activate them outside those hours. The remarks also note noise abatement. Avoid takeoff between 2200 and 0700. For a first-time arrival, the big items are the FRZ. The runway length and the lighting setup also matter. The field is close in, so brief the arrival carefully and confirm current procedures with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone.