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Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)

38.28600°N
-76.41180°W
ARR / DAY
14
▲ 20.2%
DEP / DAY
11
▲ 428.6%

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

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 2 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

14m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
4 kts
260°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNHK 281252Z 26004KT 10SM FEW011 BKN140 BKN200 26/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02610239 $

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 78
Shata AIR Services 58% AIR Charter Scotland Europe 23% Taespejo Portugal 8% Aviatsa 3% NON 3% United States Department of Transportation 3% NZ Warbirds Association 1% NXC 1% RCS Services 1%

Top destinations

By flight count

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KNUI 2
MD50 2
LBE 2
KNKT 2
ROA 2
KFCI 2

Carriers

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Shata AIR Services
45
AIR Charter Scotland Europe
18
Taespejo Portugal
6
Aviatsa
2
NON
2
United States Department of Transportation
2
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NZ Warbirds Association
1
NXC
1
RCS Services
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

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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See all routes → 23 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NHKKNUI
St Inigoes, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 0h 49m
NHKMD50
Lusby, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 0h 42m
NHKLBE
Latrobe, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 1h 26m
NHKKNKT
Cherry Point, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 0h 50m
NHKROA
Roanoke, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 1h 10m
NHKKFCI
Richmond, US
 Shata AIR Services 2 1h 15m
NHKILM
Wilmington, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 2 0h 48m
NHKTVI
Thomasville, US
 NXC 1 1h 41m
NHK2MD1
Clements, US
 United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 1 0h 36m
NHKFSD
Sioux Falls, US
 NON 1 5h 27m
NHKSBY
Salisbury, US
 United States Department of Transportation 1 0h 40m
NHKBLV
Belleville, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 1h 35m
NHKPA95
Harrisburg, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 6m
NHKNIP
Jacksonville, US
 AIR Charter Scotland Europe 1 1h 42m
NHKMDT
Harrisburg, US
 Shata AIR Services 1 1h 33m
NHKYXU
London, CA
 NZ Warbirds Association 1 3h 6m
NHK89NJ
Mays Landing, US
 United States Department of Transportation 1 1h 42m
NHKCNW
Waco, US
 NON 1 3h 12m
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