Potomac Airfield
{{short description|Airport in Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Potomac Airfield
| image =
| IATA =
| ICAO = KVKX
| FAA = VKX
| type = Public
| owner = Copley Investments
| operator =
| city-served = Washington DC metro area
| location = Friendly CDP, Maryland
| elevation-f = 118
| elevation-m = 36
| coordinates = {{coord|38|44|55|N|076|57|21|W|type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| website = [http://potomac-airfield.com/ Potomac-Airfield.com]
| pushpin_map = USA Maryland#USA
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Maryland
| pushpin_label = VKX
| pushpin_label_position = left
| r1-number = 6/24
| r1-length-f = 2,665
| r1-length-m = 812
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat1-header = Based aircraft
| stat1-data = 91
| footnotes = Source: FAA{{FAA-airport|ID=VKX|use=PU|own=PR|site=08558.*A}}, effective April 18, 2024. and airport website[http://www.potomac-airfield.com/ Potomac Airfield] (official site)
}}
Potomac Airfield {{Airport codes||KVKX|VKX}}, also known as Potomac Airport ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Potomac.ogg|p|ə|ˈ|t|oʊ|m|ə|k}}), a privately owned, public-use airport located in the Friendly census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States (just outside Washington, D.C.); it has a Fort Washington postal address."[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2430575_friendly/DC10BLK_P2430575_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Friendly CDP, MD]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Previously Friendly had a different shape: "[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2430575_Friendly/CBP2430575_001.pdf CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: FRIENDLY CDP]." In the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau maps of Prince George's County, Maryland ([https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_000.pdf index map]) Friendly CDP is on pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_027.pdf 27], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_028.pdf 28], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_033.pdf 33]."[http://www.potomac-airfield.com/3rd%20class%20medical%20-%20final%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf?objectI 3rd%20class%20medical%20-%20final%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf]." Potomac Airfield. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. "10300 Glen Way * Fort Washington * MD " It is a general aviation airport, and there is no scheduled airline service available.
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 the FAA.
Facilities and aircraft
Potomac Airfield covers an area of {{convert|50|acre|ha|lk=on}}, and features one paved asphalt runway (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.
In popular culture
The airfield appears in a season 3 episode of Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman entitled "Mission Improbable".{{cn|date=November 2023}}
See also
References
External links
{{US-airport-minor|VKX}}
{{Airports in the Baltimore-Washington area}}
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Prince George's County, Maryland