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Potomac Airfield (KVKX)

118 ft MSL1 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

06/24

2,665 × 40 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: MED

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 06

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
376 ft
End elevation MSL
108.9 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P2L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 3

06 · VGSI CODE
RWY 06 PAPI CNTRLN USE ONLY.

06 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT CNTRLN TO DSPLCD THR.

06 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
RWY 06 HAS +60 FT TREES 240 FT R AT THR.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 24

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
90 ft
End elevation MSL
117.7 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P2L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

24 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
BASIC MKGS PLUS FIELD CARRIER LDG PRACTICE (FCLP) MKGS.

24 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
APCH SLOPE 15:1 AT CNTRLN TO DSPLCD THR.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

No frequency data in this snapshot.

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
100LL
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
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Ownership
Private

Attendance & contacts

ALL · ALL · 0700-2200

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · DAVID WARTOFSKY
301-248-5720

OWNER · COPLEY INVESTMENTS
617-267-6828

Airport remarks · 14

UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ACFT MOVEMENT AREAS.

MIRL RWY 06/24 OPR SS-SR; TO ACTVT OTR TIMES AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 06 & 24 - CTAF.

AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY & WX, 4 CLICKS RADIO CHECK.

ROTG BCN LOCATED 1000 FT N OF ARPT.

ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.

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).

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.