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Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)

38.28600°N
-76.41180°W
ARR / DAY
11
▼ 31.8%
DEP / DAY
8
▼ 41.2%

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 11 arrivals and 8 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
1
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

59m ago
Temp
69°F
Wind
9 kts
220°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNHK 090852Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP241 T02060167 53002 $

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

9 total
TOP 9 63
Shata AIR Services 49% AIR Charter Scotland Europe 24% NZ Warbirds Association 6% NON 5% TIT 5% Aviatsa 3% Pioneer Airlines 3% Stapleford Flight Centre 3% Taespejo Portugal 2%

Top destinations

By flight count

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BLV 2
KFCI 2
ADW 2
HSP 1
COS 1
2MD1 1

Carriers

See all + destinations → 9
Shata AIR Services
31
AIR Charter Scotland Europe
15
NZ Warbirds Association
4
NON
3
TIT
3
Aviatsa
2
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Pioneer Airlines
2
Stapleford Flight Centre
2
Taespejo Portugal
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
NHKBLV
Belleville, US
 Stapleford Flight Centre 2 2h 44m
NHKKFCI
Richmond, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 2 1h 13m
NHKADW
Camp Springs, US
 TIT 2 2h 11m
NHKHSP
Hot Springs, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 0h 43m
NHKCOS
Colorado Springs, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 6h 17m
NHK2MD1
Clements, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 1 1h 0m
NHKNTD
Point Mugu, US
 Pioneer Airlines 1 5h 10m
NHK45NR
Wilmington, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 1h 14m
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