# Potomac Airfield (KVKX)

**Potomac Airfield** (ICAO: KVKX) is a small airport in Friendly, Maryland, United States. It opened in Jun 1958. It has one runway, 2,665 ft (812 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vkx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KVKX
- FAA: VKX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Friendly, Maryland, United States
- Opened: Jun 1958
- Elevation: 118 ft / 36 m
- Coordinates: 38.7484, -76.9562
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,665 ft / 812 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://potomac-airfield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7235037
- Weather station: KVKX
- Ident: VKX

## Timeline

- Jun 1958: Potomac Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,665 ft / 812 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,665 ft / 812 m | =18,590 of 29,858 | =8,054 in North America | =6,857 in US |
| Elevation | 118 ft / 36 m | #36,319 of 43,403 | #16,473 in North America | #13,800 in US |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | =2,872 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [ADW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kadw.md) Joint Base Andrews · 6.5 mi / 10 km
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 8.4 mi / 14 km
- [2W5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k2w5.md) Maryland Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [DAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdaa.md) Davison Army Air Field · 12 mi / 20 km
- [02MD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02md.md) Garner Field · 14 mi / 23 km
- [CGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcgs.md) College Park Airport · 16 mi / 26 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vkx/data