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Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)

38.28600°N
-76.41180°W
ARR / DAY
9
▼ 14.7%
DEP / DAY
7
▼ 8.8%

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 9 arrivals and 7 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
3

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
60°F
Wind
3 kts
230°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNHK 160852Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01560150 53001 $

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 64
Shata AIR Services 50% AIR Charter Scotland Europe 23% NON 8% Eurocopter UK 6% Aviatsa 3% Pioneer Airlines 3% RCS Services 3% Cobalt AIR 2% NZ Warbirds Association 2%

Top destinations

By flight count

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LTW 3
BED 2
NGU 2
SBY 2
CGE 1
VA57 1

Carriers

See all + destinations → 11
Shata AIR Services
32
AIR Charter Scotland Europe
15
NON
5
Eurocopter UK
4
Aviatsa
2
Pioneer Airlines
2
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RCS Services
2
Cobalt AIR
1
NZ Warbirds Association
1
Silver AIR
1
Bangkok Aviation Center
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

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NHKLTW
California, US
 RCS Services 2 0h 6m
NHKBED
Bedford, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 1h 43m
NHKNGU
Norfolk, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 0h 29m
NHKSBY
Salisbury, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 0h 50m
NHKCGE
Cambridge, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 0h 51m
NHKVA57
King George, US
 NON 1 0h 20m
NHKWWD
Wildwood, US
 NZ Warbirds Association 1 0h 54m
NHKLTW
California, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 0h 51m
NHKSAV
Savannah, US
 Cobalt AIR 1 1h 20m
NHKMD02
Leonardtown, US
 Bangkok Aviation Center 1 2h 39m
NHKMD50
Lusby, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 0h 6m
NHKCRW
Charleston, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 1h 55m
NHKKVPC
Cartersville, US
 Eurocopter UK 1 1h 17m
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