FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) 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). |
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-3 at GAI (16 nm NW): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
| WX ASOS at BWI (17 nm NE): | PHONE 410-691-1278 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DCAr045/9.0 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| ADWr356/10.7 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| BALr238/16.7 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| OTTr343/18.5 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| AMLr092/25.5 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| EMIr183/31.0 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| FDKr149/(33.4) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
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 fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-58.995650N | | 38-58.674748N |
| Longitude: | 076-55.520488W | | 076-55.154692W |
| Elevation: | 48.4 ft. | | 39.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 138 true | | 329 magnetic, 318 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 416 ft. | | 201 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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) VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 278 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear RY 15 HAS +27 FT TREES, 128 FT FM THLD 220 FT R, +60 FT TREES 127 FT FM THLD 196 FR R. | | 22 ft. trees, lighted, 299 ft. from runway, 4:1 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: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 70/week * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 8% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 September 2012 | |
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 14CFR SECTION 93.335 IS REQUIRED BEFORE PILOTS MAY OPERATE TO/FROM THIS AIRPORT. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| IRONS FOUR | |
download (198KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
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 - Joint Base Andrews (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)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (20 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jeff Long, SkyFocal.com
Photo taken 24-Feb-2012
looking southeast.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:56:17 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 07:56:17 |
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| METAR |
| KCGS | 181045Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM OVC041 18/14 A3021 RMK AO2 T01830136
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KDCA 9nm SW | 181052Z 11003KT 10SM FEW040 BKN080 OVC110 18/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01830128 $
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KFME 10nm NE | 181045Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC047 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
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KADW 10nm S | 180958Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM FEW044 OVC070 16/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01630124
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KVKX 14nm S | SuperAWOS
181135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 17/12 A3021
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KBWI 16nm NE | 180954Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 BKN130 BKN250 17/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 ACC DSNT NE-E T01670100
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KGAI 16nm NW | 181035Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW038 SCT060 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
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KANP 17nm E | SuperAWOS
181135Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM 18/13 A3021
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KDAA 20nm SW | 180958Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC039 17/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T01720128
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| TAF |
KDCA 9nm SW | 180901Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM OVC100 FM181700 10008KT P6SM OVC025 FM182300 09008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190200 10007KT P6SM OVC008
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KADW 10nm S | 1809/1915 VRB06KT 9000 -DZ BKN040 QNH3018INS BECMG 1811/1812 11010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 QNH3020INS BECMG 1900/1901 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN013 OVC025 QNH3018INS BECMG 1905/1906 VRB06KT 6000 BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH3016INS T20/1819Z T15/1911Z
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KBWI 16nm NE | 180901Z 1809/1912 10006KT P6SM OVC090 FM181500 12010KT P6SM OVC050 FM182100 11008KT P6SM OVC025 FM190000 10008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190300 10009KT P6SM OVC008
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KDAA 20nm SW | 1809/1915 VRB06KT 9000 -DZ BKN040 QNH3018INS BECMG 1811/1812 11010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 QNH3019INS BECMG 1900/1901 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN013 OVC025 QNH3018INS BECMG 1903/1904 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH3015INS T20/1819Z T15/1911Z
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| NOTAMs |
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