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KCGS College Park Airport
College Park, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: CGS
Lat/Long: 38-58-50.1000N / 076-55-20.3000W
38-58.835000N / 076-55.338333W
38.9805833 / -76.9223056
(estimated)
Elevation: 48 ft. / 14.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2000)
From city: 1 mile E of COLLEGE PARK, MD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 20740

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CGS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200,
Pattern altitude: 1048 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33; APAP RYS 15 & 33; REIL RYS 15 & 33 OPER MED INTST ONLY DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF (MED INTST ONLY).
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.975
WX AWOS-3: 121.225 (301-864-5497)
POTOMAC APPROACH: 119.85
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 119.85
WX ASOS at DCA (9 nm SW): PHONE 703-412-8140
WX AWOS-3 at FME (10 nm NE): 123.925
WX AWOS-A at VKX (14 nm S): 122.800 (617-262-3825)
WX AWOS-3 at GAI (16 nm NW): 128.275 (301-977-2971)
WX ASOS at BWI (17 nm NE): PHONE 410-691-1278
WX AWOS-3 at ANP (17 nm E): 122.9 (617-262-3825)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DCAr045/9.0WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
ADWr356/10.7ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
BALr238/16.7BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
OTTr343/18.5NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
AMLr092/25.5ARMEL VORTAC113.5008W
EMIr183/31.0WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
FDKr149/(33.4)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANNE ARUNDEL241/9.826010WBUH -... ..- ....
GEORGETOWN081/9.932309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN032/13.833211WDC -.. -.-.
GAITHERSBURG144/16.038509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT211/19.637111WFND ..-. -. -..
MARTIN244/31.734211WMTN -- - -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2607 x 60 ft. / 795 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 38-58.995650N38-58.674748N
Longitude: 076-55.520488W076-55.154692W
Elevation: 48.4 ft.39.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% DOWN0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 149 magnetic, 138 true329 magnetic, 318 true
Displaced threshold: 416 ft.201 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (5.00 degrees glide path)panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (5.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 641 ft. from runway, 267 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 15 HAS +27 FT TREES, 128 FM THLD 220 FT RIGHT.
77 ft. trees, lighted, 458 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
+15 FT FENCE 87 FT R AT THR; -6 FT DITCH 65 FT L AT THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MNCPPC
GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE DR
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
Phone 301-952-3261
MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING CMSN.
Manager: LEE SCHIEK
1909 CORPORAL FRANK SCOTT DR
COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740
Phone 301-864-5844

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 52
Single engine airplanes: 47
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 56/week *
86% local general aviation
12% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 24 September 2008

Additional Remarks

NO TKOFS 2200-0700; LNDG ONLY.
CATEGORY 1 ACFT ONLY; NO ACFT OVER 8500 LBS MFR GROSS WT; HELICOPTERS ONLY WITH 24 HR PPR - CALL AMGR 301-864-5844.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 301-864-5844.
AER 15 HEAVY SMOKE & FIREFIGHTING TRAINING OPNS INTERMITTENTLY IN PROGRESS.
NO STUDENT TGL OR SOLO OPNS PERMITTED.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT NIGHTS.
COMPLIANCE WITH SFAR 94 IS REQUIRED BEFORE PILOTS MAY OPERATE TO/FROM THIS AIRPORT.
TWO CRANES 233 FT AGL 1 NM NW OF APPROACH END RY 15 UNLGTED.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
IRONS FOUR   download (245KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (58KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W00 - Freeway Airport (7 nm E)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (9 nm SW)
KFME - Tipton Airport (10 nm NE)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (11 nm S)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (14 nm S)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (14 nm S)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (16 nm NW)
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (17 nm NE)
KANP - Lee Airport (17 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCGS (College Park Airport)
Photo by Kent Larson DCAirPhotos.com
Photo taken 21-Aug-2006

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Sectional chart
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From to KCGS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset16:4821:48
Evening civil twilight17:1722:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 08:07:10
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2009 03:07:10
 
METAR
KCGS 230750Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN029 08/06 A3031 RMK AO1
KDCA 
9nm SW 
230752Z 04005KT 10SM BKN026 08/05 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00830050
KFME 
10nm NE 
230751Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM BKN018 OVC025 07/05 A3033 RMK AO1
KADW 
10nm S 
230758Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM OVC014 08/06 A3030 RMK AO2 CIG 012V028 SLP265 $
KBWI 
16nm NE 
230754Z 03006KT 10SM SCT017 BKN023 OVC031 09/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00890056
KGAI 
16nm NW 
230755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW026 04/03 A3033 RMK AO1
KDAA 
20nm SW 
230802Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 08/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265
TAF
KDCA 
9nm SW 
230523Z 2306/2406 03007KT P6SM FEW028 SCT250 FM230730 05004KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080 FM231100 06005KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 FM231700 07005KT 4SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC015
KBWI 
16nm NE 
230523Z 2306/2412 04008KT P6SM FEW020 BKN030 FM231100 06005KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 FM231700 06008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC012
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
College Park Airport 301-864-5844
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100LL
RA $3.75 
 Updated 28-Oct-2009
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Metrorail [web site]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the College Park Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the College Park Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KCGS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA LIMITED COLLEGE PARK 1.7 67-87
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES COLUMBIA JESSUP 14.9 49-125
COMFORT INN & SUITES 1.4 105-180
QUALITY INN AND SUITES 0.9 85-115
 

Other hotels near College Park Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLARION INN COLLEGE PARK 1.2 95-150
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - COLLEGE PARK 1.7 74-79
DAYS INN - COLLEGE PARK 1.7 70-75
SUPER 8 MOTEL - COLLEGE PARK/WASH DC AREA 1.7 70-100
MARRIOTT -THE INN AND CONFERENCE CENTER AT UNIV OF MARYLAND 1.8 83-179
GREENBELT COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 1.8 99-160
RESIDENCE INN - GREENBELT BY MARRIOTT 1.8 169-179
HILTON GARDEN INN WASHINGTON DC/GREENBELT 1.9 101-191
ECONO LODGE COLLEGE PARK 2.2 80-86
HOLIDAY INN WASHINGTON DC-GREENBELT MD 2.3 68-149
HAMPTON INN COLLEGE PARK MD 2.3 93-169
MARRIOTT GREENBELT 2.4 109-209
HOLIDAY INN WASHINGTON-COLLEGE PARK 2.8 90-159
HOWARD JOHNSON CHEVERLY 2.9 98-116
COMFORT INN CAPITOL GATEWAY 3.0 78-100
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON - NEW CARROLLTON 3.2 95-149
BEST WESTERN CAPITAL BELTWAY 3.4 90-120

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near College Park Airport

11 in College Park
1 in New Carrollton
5 in Greenbelt
1 in Landover Hills
3 in Lanham
2 in Takoma Park
11 in Silver Spring
3 in Bowie
116 in Washington, DC
14 in Laurel
9 in Bethesda
2 in North Bethesda
1 in Upper Marlboro
47 in Arlington, VA
2 in Annapolis Junction
5 in Oxon Hill
35 in Alexandria, VA
7 in Jessup
4 in McLean, VA
10 in Rockville
12 in Falls Church, VA
11 in Hanover
11 in Columbia
13 in Gaithersburg
10 in Vienna, VA
10 in Springfield, VA
4 in Elkridge
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
College Park Aviation Museum 301-864-6029
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Other Pages about College Park Airport

www.collegeparkairport.org
www.pgparks.com/...
 
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