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Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)

38.28600°N
-76.41180°W
ARR / DAY
16
▲ 0.9%
DEP / DAY
14
▲ 69.6%

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 11,799 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 16 arrivals and 14 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 8 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
8
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

2h ago
Temp
76°F
Wind
8 kts
100°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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KNHK 021952Z COR 10008KT 10SM FEW030 SCT070 BKN250 24/21 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE06 SLP182 CB DSNT W SVR T2 SET P0001 T02440211 CHINO RY24 $

Runways

3 installed

11,799 FT MAX
02/20
5,021 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
06/24
11,799 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH
14/32
9,732 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH

Top carriers

Share of flights

10 total
TOP 9 90
Shata AIR Services 43% AIR Charter Scotland Europe 21% Aviatsa 16% Taespejo Portugal 8% NZ Warbirds Association 4% Pioneer Airlines 3% NON 2% RCS Services 1% Stapleford Flight Centre 1%

Top destinations

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LBE 2
ORF 2
SDF 2
PSM 2
LTW 2
KFCI 2

Carriers

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Shata AIR Services
39
AIR Charter Scotland Europe
19
Aviatsa
14
Taespejo Portugal
7
NZ Warbirds Association
4
Pioneer Airlines
3
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NON
2
RCS Services
1
Stapleford Flight Centre
1
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
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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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NHKLBE
Latrobe, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 1h 26m
NHKORF
Norfolk, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 2 0h 45m
NHKPSM
Portsmouth, US
 Aviatsa 2 1h 48m
NHKKFCI
Richmond, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 1h 15m
NHKTYS
Knoxville, US
 Aviatsa 1 0h 59m
NHK2MD1
Clements, US
 United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 1 0h 36m
NHKSDF
Louisville, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 56m
NHKVG29
Warsaw, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 1 0h 10m
NHKGED
Georgetown, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 0h 30m
NHKLTW
California, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 43m
NHKLCK
Columbus, US
 Aviatsa 1 1h 31m
NHKSDF
Louisville, US
 Aviatsa 1 1h 47m
NHKNIP
Jacksonville, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 1h 42m
NHKCNW
Waco, US
 NON 1 2h 43m
NHKCMH
Columbus, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 35m
NHKLTW
California, US
 RCS Services 1 1h 0m
NHKSBY
Salisbury, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 0h 39m
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