Potomac Airfield
Potomac Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Copley Investments | ||||||||||
| Serves | Washington DC metro area | ||||||||||
| Location | Friendly CDP, Maryland | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 118 ft / 36 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′55″N076°57′21″W/ 38.74861°N 76.95583°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Potomac-Airfield.com | ||||||||||
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  VKX Location of airport in Maryland  VKX VKX(the United States) | |||||||||||
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Potomac Airfield(ICAO:KVKX,FAALID:VKX), also known asPotomac Airport(), a privately owned, public-useairportlocated in theFriendly census-designated placeinunincorporatedPrince George's County,Maryland,United States(just outsideWashington, D.C.); it has aFort Washingtonpostal address.[3][4]It is ageneral aviationairport, and there is noscheduled airline serviceavailable.
Potomac Airfield is located within the Washington, D.C. Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ). In order to take off or land at the airport, pilots must apply for a regional security clearance through the airport's website, or theFAA.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Potomac Airfield covers an area of 50acres(20ha), and features one pavedasphaltrunway(6/24) measuring 2,665 x 40 ft (812 x 12 m). In the year ending September 14, 2023, there were 12,054 operations, average 33 per day. There were at that time 94 aircraft based at this airport: 91 single engine and 3 multi-engine.[1]
In popular culture
[edit]The airfield appears in a season 3 episode ofFetch! With Ruff Ruffmanentitled "Mission Improbable".[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abFAA Airport Form 5010 for VKXPDF,effective April 18, 2024.
- ^Potomac Airfield(official site)
- ^"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Friendly CDP, MD."U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Previously Friendly had a different shape: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: FRIENDLY CDP."In the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau maps of Prince George's County, Maryland (index map) Friendly CDP is on pages27,28,and33.
- ^"3rd%20class%20medical%20-%20final%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf."Potomac Airfield. Retrieved on September 2, 2018." 10300 Glen Way * Fort Washington * MD "
External links
[edit]- Resources for this airport:
- FAAairport information for VKX
- AirNavairport information for VKX
- FlightAwareairport informationandlive flight tracker
- SkyVectoraeronautical chart for VKX