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KGWS Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: GWS
Lat/Long: 39-30-21.6000N 107-18-32.7000W
39-30.360000N 107-18.545000W
39.5060000,-107.3090833
(estimated)
Elevation: 5916 ft. / 1803 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81601

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1944
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS at RIL (19 nm W): 135.275 (970-625-2206)
WX AWOS-3PT at EGE (20 nm NE): 135.575 (970-524-7386)
  • AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SXWr231/16.5SNOW VOR/DME109.2012E
RILr084/19.1RIFLE VOR/DME113.3510E
DBLr270/19.6RED TABLE VOR/DME113.0012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HRS VIA SELF-SERVE CREDIT CARD PUMP.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3305 x 50 ft. / 1007 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 39-30.602718N39-30.115618N
Longitude: 107-18.701558W107-18.387327W
Elevation: 5916.0 ft.5906.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 140 magnetic, 153 true320 magnetic, 333 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 71 ft. trees, 554 ft. from runway, 47 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
HAS +5 FT BUSH 50 FT L OF CNTRLN 150 FT FM RY END; +5 FT BRUSH 135 FT FM THLD 20 FT R OF CNTRLN.
10 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway
100 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS
100 WULFSOHN ROAD
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
Phone 970-384-6307
Manager: MEREDITH FOX
100 WULFSOHN ROAD
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
Phone 970-445-0965

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 73
Single engine airplanes: 62
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 5
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 57/day *
81% local general aviation
13% transient general aviation
6% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

+2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WEA PERMIT USE RWY 32 FOR ARVL AND RWY 14 FOR DEP.
RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & +30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
NUMEROUS +25 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 150 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
ARPT MGR ON CALL: 970-445-0965. FBO PH: 970-945-3073.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KGWS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIL - Rifle Garfield County Airport (19 nm W)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (27 nm SE)
KEEO - Meeker Coulter Field Airport (42 nm NW)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (49 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo of KGWS (Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport)
Photo by Matt Beyer and Jeff Kaplan
Taken in the Summer of 2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3212:32
Sunrise06:5912:59
Sunset19:2901:29
Evening civil twilight19:5601:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 12:46:40
Local (UTC-6)  28-Mar-2024 06:46:40
 
METAR
K5SM 
6nm SW 
281235Z AUTO 22010G16KT 10SM CLR M10/M12 A3013 RMK AO2
KEGE 
20nm NE 
281156Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP116 T10561083 11017 21056 56008 FZRANO
KRIL 
20nm W 
281153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 M02/M07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP189 T10171072 10006 21033 56010
TAF
KEGE 
20nm NE 
281123Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM281700 21009KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM281930 24016G26KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 FM290200 23009KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC070 FM290500 10008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC050 FM290800 20007KT 4SM -SHSNRA BR BKN025 OVC050
KRIL 
20nm W 
281123Z 2812/2912 14004KT P6SM BKN250 FM281900 25010KT P6SM BKN110 FM282100 25016G24KT P6SM FEW070 BKN100 FM290300 21007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC050 FM290800 14007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040
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