Potomac Airfield
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Copley Investments | ||||||||||
| Location | Fort Washington, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 118 ft / 36 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′55″N 076°57′21″W / 38.74861°N 76.95583°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Potomac-Airfield.com | ||||||||||
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Potomac Airfield (ICAO: KVKX, FAA LID: VKX), also known as Potomac Airport (), is a privately owned, public-use airport located in the community of Fort Washington (formerly known as Friendly), in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States (just outside Washington, D.C.).[1][2] It is a general aviation airport, and there is no scheduled airline service available.
Potomac Airfield is one of the "Maryland 3" airports located within the Washington, D.C. Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), so it is subject to the Special Flight Rules Area restrictions imposed by the FAA after the September 11 attacks.
It is located just 1.10 nautical miles (1.27 mi) west of the slightly larger Washington Executive Airport (aka Hyde Field).
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Potomac Airfield is assigned VKX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Potomac Airfield Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (6/24) measuring 2,665 x 40 ft (812 x 12 m). There are 91 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single engine and 3% multi-engine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for VKX PDF, effective 2007-07-05
- ^ a b Potomac Airfield (official site)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KVKX - Friendly, Maryland (Potomac Airfield)
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VKX
- AirNav airport information for VKX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for VKX