Frederick Municipal Airport (Maryland)

Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDK, ICAO: KFDK, FAA LID: FDK) is a public airport located in the city of Frederick, in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. This airport is publicly owned by City of Frederick.

For other airports with this name, see Frederick Municipal Airport (disambiguation).
Frederick Municipal Airport
Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Frederick
LocationFrederick, Maryland
Elevation AMSL303 ft / 92 m
Coordinates39°25′03″N 077°22′28″W
Websitehttp://www.cityoffrederick.com/index.aspx?nid=152
Map
FDK
Location of airport in Maryland / United States
FDK
FDK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,819 1,591 Asphalt concrete
12/30 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] City of Frederick Economic Develpment[2]
Maryland State Police Frederick Aviation Section

Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) is classified as a general aviation airport. According to analysis, FDK experienced approximately 129,000 operations in 2004 with an expected increase to about 165,000 by 2025.[3]

Facilities

In October 2010, Frederick Municipal Airport received 4.8 million dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build and staff a control tower at the airport. Work commenced Oct 2010 and an air traffic control tower, with accompanying Class D airspace, was commissioned May 1, 2012.[4][5][6]

Runways

FDK maintains two paved runways: the primary runway, Runway 5-23, which is 5,220 feet in length and 100 feet in width, and Runway 12-30, which is 3,600 feet in length and 75 feet in width.[1]

Plans for the airfield include upgrading the existing runway 5/23 to 6,000 feet in length, 12/30 to 3,750 feet, and adding a third turf runway with 2,400 feet. In keeping up with increased growth of corporate and personal aircraft in the Frederick area, the airport has also planned for increased hangar storage.[7]

Frederick Municipal Airport currently covers an area of 616 acres (249 ha) and contains two runways:[1]

  • Runway 5/23: 5,819 by 100 feet (1,774 m × 30 m), Surface: Asphalt concrete
  • Runway 12/30: 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 m × 23 m), Surface: Asphalt concrete

On field
AOPA Headquarters

Off-field
  • Fractured Prune Donut Shoppe: 0.5 mi (0.80 km)
  • Dutch's Daughter restaurant: 8 mi (13 km)
  • Courtyard by Marriott: 5 mi (8.0 km)
  • Hampton Inn: 5 mi (8.0 km)

The Frederick Municipal Airport, called Frederick Field in the movie, is featured in the 1996 action film Executive Decision starring Kurt Russell, though the airport filmed is not Frederick Municipal Airport but rather Van Nuys Airport.

History

Frederick Municipal Airport's construction began on March 26, 1946.[10] It replaced another airport in Frederick.[11] The airport opened on April 17, 1946, with the arrival of a Stinson aircraft,[12] although the airport was not open for general use until the grading and paving of the runways completed later on.[13] The airport was dedicated on May 1, 1949.[14] At the dedication ceremony, two plaques were unveiled; one plaque honored Frederick County residents who served their country in World War II, and the other honored Lieutenant William T. Delaplaine III, the first Frederick County pilot to lose their life in World War II.[14]

The airport became the home of the Experimental Aircraft Association east coast fly-in in 1970.[15]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FDK PDF
  3. City of Frederick (October 11, 2006). "Final report, turf runway report, created" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2011. www.cityoffrederick.com, accessed 10-25-2011
  4. Patti S. Borda (September 30, 2010). "Air traffic control tower funding, contract approved". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. FrederickNewsPost.com, accessed 10-5-2010
  5. Tripp Laino (February 21, 2012). "Frederick Municipal Airport tower nears opening". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. FrederickNewsPost.com, accessed 3-8-2012
  6. AOPA Air Safety Foundation (May 23, 2012). "Frederick Municipal Airport Tower and Class D Airspace". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  7. City of Frederick (October 11, 2006). "Airfield master plan, created" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2011. www.cityoffrederick.com, accessed 10-25-2011
  8. "Airways Inn".
  9. "Advanced Helicopter Concepts".
  10. "Break Ground For City's New Airport". The News (Frederick, Maryland). March 26, 1946. p. 10.
  11. "Happy Landing". The News (Frederick, Maryland). May 26, 1938. p. 4.
  12. "Frederick Municipal Airport". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  13. "Awarded Contract For Seeding And Fertilizing City Airport",. The News (Frederick, Maryland). April 24, 1946. p. 10.
  14. "Airport Dedication Ceremonies Are Held Here: Rain Forces Cancellation Of Air Show". The News (Frederick, Maryland). May 2, 1949. p. 4.
  15. Sport Aviation: 6. March 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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