AOPA Airports: Fort Ritchie (MD98)

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Fort Ritchie

Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	760 ft (231.6 m) (Estimated)
Location:	of Fort Ritchie
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	H1 (unpaved)
Fees:	No data

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(Arpt Status) Arpt Clsd Permly

(E137-4) No Svc Avbl

(E137-3-1) Make Apch to Cntr of Parade Fld (Heli Lgt) and Hover to Either Side to Debark Psngrs;If Shutting Down Park Cntr of Heli to Avoid Golf Course Fairways

(E137-3) Circle Installation with Ldg Lgt on to Alert Fire Stn

(E137-2) Helipad Sur by Bldg, Pline and Trees

(E137-1) Ppr Duty Hours V277-5626

(E114) Contract Fuel Avbl at Hagerstown Rgnl

NOTAMs | TFR's

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50ft. / 15.2 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, condition not reported	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	ILS/LOC	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
H1	No Data	No Data		No Data

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N39 42.0057' / W77 29.9827'39.7000953-77.4997117
Charts:	NACO: Washington Sectional
Mag Var:	09W (1985)
ARTCC:	Washington (ZDC)
FSS:	Leesburg (DCA) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	DCA
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Not Present
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
HGR	VOR	109.8	096	17 nm
FDK	VOR	109.0	350	18 nm
MRB	VORTAC	112.1	048	25 nm
THS	VORTAC	115.0	131	25 nm
EMI	VORTAC	117.9	305	27 nm
EUD	NDB	254.0	257	32 nm
GAI	NDB	385.0	343	35 nm
HAR	VORTAC	112.5	219	41 nm
FND	NDB	371.0	318	42 nm
MDT	VOT	110.0	000	45 nm
AML	VOR/DME	113.5	006	46 nm
GTN	NDB	323.0	348	49 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Military	Unknown
Cmdr Hq Usag
Ft Ritchie, MD 21719-5010

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