Potomac Airfield
Airport in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
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Potomac Airfield (ICAO: KVKX, FAA LID: VKX), also known as Potomac Airport (/pəˈtoʊmək/ ⓘ), 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.
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | Potomac-Airfield.com | ||||||||||
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  VKX Location of airport in Maryland  VKX VKX (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2] | |||||||||||
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 50 acres (20 ha), 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.[1]
In popular culture
The airfield appears in a season 3 episode of Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman entitled "Mission Improbable".[citation needed]