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VKX · Potomac Airfield

FAA-LID · US · 10 NTSB events

ID VKX Elev 118 ft Lat 38° 44.86' N Lon 76° 57.43' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,665 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 2,665 ft 40 ft ASPH/ CONC No 0.33%
24 — 2,665 ft 40 ft ASPH/ CONC No 0.33%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

  • NDB VKX

    Potomac

    0.24 MHz · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 19 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate otr times and ACTVT PAPI Rwy 06 and 24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate otr times and ACTVT PAPI Rwy 06 and 24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate otr times and ACTVT PAPI Rwy 06 and 24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT otr times and ACTVT PAPI Rwy 06 and 24—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·102 MARYLAND FRIENDLY POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX)(KVKX) 0 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N38º44.92´ W76º57.36´ 118 B NOTAM FILE DCA RWY 06–24: H2665X40 (ASPH) MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 5.0º TCH 19´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 5.5º TCH 20´.
  • ·Rwy 06 PAPI cntrln use only.
  • ·Rotating bcn located 1000´ north of arpt.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures: avoid takeoff 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·Expect 24 hr surveillance: civil and mil, ground and air.
  • ·Arpt within Flt Rstrd Zone (FRZ).
  • ·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.
  • ·Unlimited vehicle access to acft movement areas.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 301-248-5720
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 124.7 125.65 (DC–FRZ) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Potomac Apch at 866-599-3874.
  • ·ANDREWS (L) (L) VORTACW 113.1 ADW Chan 78 N38º48.43´ W76º51.98´ 240º 5.5 NM to fld. 263/10W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 035º–045º blo 2,500´ 089º–182º 183º–227º blo 4,000´ 230º–236º byd 20 NM 237º–270º 333º–048º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 035º–045º blo 2,500´ 220º–280º 295º–310º DME unusable: 035º–045º blo 2,500´ 220º–280º COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Automated UNICOM; 3 clicks adzy and wx, 4 clicks radio check.
  • ·Visitors please tune 122.85 for parking instructions and gnd svcs.
  • ·WASHINGTON COPTER L–29E, 34F, 36I, A IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

DC3FRZADIZ

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=10

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-04-28 Piper PA-28-180 · Runway excursion · day →
2020-10-10 Piper PA24 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-02-06 Piper PA32R · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-07-05 Stinson 108-3 · Other · VMC · day →
2000-07-01 Cessna 172H · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1999-09-21 Cessna 172P · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
1999-06-02 Saliba LONG EZ · Stall / spin · day →
1998-05-17 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-11-29 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-06-11 Beech F33A · Engine failure · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in MD

CFI Flight Instructors 857 A&P Mechanics 2,351 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 35 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 20 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 37 FBO Fixed Base Operators 20 Clubs Flying Clubs 26 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 10 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 19 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 22 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 25 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 25 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 27 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 27 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 28 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 31 nm
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 35 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
George Galloway London Jr Clinton MD 3 nm
Brian Dexter Willoughby Clinton MD 3 nm
Jane Ruth Pena Clinton MD 3 nm
Brian James Walters Oxon Hill MD 3 nm
Lawrence Ernest Epley Fort Washington MD 3 nm
Ronald Thomas Faw Fort Washington MD 3 nm
James Clayton Cager Jr Fort Washington MD 3 nm
Yamir Yasir Souffront Fort Washington MD 3 nm
Sidney Ray Adams Belle Haven VA 5 nm
Brian Nelson Williams Brandywine MD 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert William C Howard Clinton MD 3 nm
Hector Jovani Zarzuela Clinton MD 3 nm
Jay Clifford Smith Clinton MD 3 nm
Frederick Amos Lester Clinton MD 3 nm
William Lincoln Harris Clinton MD 3 nm
Milton Ernest Gilley Clinton MD 3 nm
James Hicks Clinton MD 3 nm
Christopher Scott Cooper Clinton MD 3 nm
Roy Elijah Gilliam Jr Clinton MD 3 nm
Jonnie Lee Price Clinton MD 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 26 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 26 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 27 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 42 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 53 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 61 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 68 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 73 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 83 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.