Potomac Airfield (ICAO: KVKX, FAA LID: VKX), also known as Potomac Airport (), 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.[3][4] It is a general aviation airport, and there is no scheduled airline service available.
Potomac Airfield | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Copley Investments | ||||||||||
Serves | Washington DC metro area | ||||||||||
Location | Friendly CDP, 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 | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
VKX Location of airport in Maryland VKX VKX (the United States) | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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.
Potomac Airfield covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha), and features one paved asphalt 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] [needs update]
The airfield appears in a season 3 episode of Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman entitled "Mission Improbable".[citation needed]