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Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)

38.28600°N
-76.41180°W
ARR / DAY
14
▲ 21.5%
DEP / DAY
5
▼ 15.8%

Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK/NHK) is a medium general aviation airport located in Patuxent River, MD, 50 mi south east of Alexandria. It features 3 runways with the longest being 11,807 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 14 arrivals and 5 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
↻
Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
△
Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

37m ago
Temp
83°F
Wind
4 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNHK 152252Z 36004KT 10SM FEW035 SCT300 28/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02830194 $

Runways

3 installed

11,807 FT MAX
02/20
5,021 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
06/24
11,807 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH
14/32
9,742 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH

Top carriers

Share of flights

11 total
TOP 9 48
Shata AIR Services 44% RCS Services 12% AIR Charter Scotland Europe 12% NON 10% Taespejo Portugal 10% Aviatsa 4% NZ Warbirds Association 2% United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 2% Bangkok Aviation Center 2%

Top destinations

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MD50 6
3MD6 2
VA99 2
KNUI 2
LTW 2
7MD5 1

Carriers

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Shata AIR Services
21
RCS Services
6
AIR Charter Scotland Europe
6
NON
5
Taespejo Portugal
5
Aviatsa
2
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NZ Warbirds Association
1
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
1
Bangkok Aviation Center
1
NEW York State Police (Albany
1
Netjets Aviation
1

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 123.700 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
TWR 340.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
TWR 343.650 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
GND 120.600 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
GND 336.400 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
ATIS 322.425 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 120.050 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 121.000 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 127.950 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 135.625 —
APCH 250.300 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 269.625 —
APCH 281.800 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
APCH 314.000 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
EMERG 121.500 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/P 123.700 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
CD/P 135.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 135.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
EMERG 243.000 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
CD/P 316.125 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 316.125 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/S 340.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
LCL/P 343.650 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
PMSV MET 356.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
OTHER 356.200 24 HRS++ MON-SUN, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZDC
Mag var:
10° W

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KNHK · last 7d

2 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

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Top routes

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See all routes → 23 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NHKMD50
Lusby, US
 Taespejo Portugal 4 0h 55m
NHK3MD6
Drayden, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 0h 20m
NHKVA99
Reedville, US
 RCS Services 2 1h 55m
NHK7MD5
Leonardtown, US
 RCS Services 1 0h 42m
NHKMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 1 2h 7m
NHKKNUI
St Inigoes, US
 NON 1 0h 37m
NHK1MD0
Lusby, US
 RCS Services 1 0h 3m
NHKVPS
Valparaiso, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 2h 25m
NHKSBY
Salisbury, US
 RCS Services 1 2h 44m
NHKMD50
Lusby, US
 Aviatsa 1 0h 33m
NHKABQ
Albuquerque, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 5h 12m
NHKFMH
Falmouth, US
 Aviatsa 1 1h 24m
NHKIAG
Niagara Falls, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 34m
NHKVA23
Coles Point, US
 RCS Services 1 0h 3m
NHKLTW
California, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 3h 17m
NHKGAI
Gaithersburg, US
 United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 1 0h 39m
NHKHTO
East Hampton, US
 Netjets Aviation 1 0h 43m
NHKMD02
Leonardtown, US
 Bangkok Aviation Center 1 0h 19m
NHKNGU
Norfolk, US
 NEW York State Police (Albany 1 0h 31m
NHK4MD0
Lusby, US
 NON 1 0h 7m
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