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KCGS College Park Airport
College Park, Maryland, USA

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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
DCAr045/9.0WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
ADWr356/10.7ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
BALr238/16.7BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
OTTr343/18.5NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
AMLr092/25.5ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
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 ..-. -. -..
DAVEE034/21.122309WDAA -.. .- .-
INSTITUTE225/23.040408WIUB .. ..- -...
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 fair 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 good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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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Area around KCGS (College Park Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCGS (College Park Airport)
Photo by Jeff Long, SkyFocal.com
Photo taken 24-Feb-2012
looking southeast.

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Sectional chart

 
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From to KCGS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2309:23
Sunrise05:5309:53
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 11:56:17
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 07:56:17
 
METAR
KCGS 181045Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM OVC041 18/14 A3021 RMK AO2 T01830136
KDCA 
9nm SW 
181052Z 11003KT 10SM FEW040 BKN080 OVC110 18/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01830128 $
KFME 
10nm NE 
181045Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC047 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
KADW 
10nm S 
180958Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM FEW044 OVC070 16/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01630124
KVKX 
14nm S 
SuperAWOS
181135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 17/12 A3021
KBWI 
16nm NE 
180954Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 BKN130 BKN250 17/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 ACC DSNT NE-E T01670100
KGAI 
16nm NW 
181035Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW038 SCT060 16/11 A3023 RMK AO1
KANP 
17nm E 
SuperAWOS
181135Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM 18/13 A3021
KDAA 
20nm SW 
180958Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC039 17/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T01720128
TAF
KDCA 
9nm SW 
180901Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM OVC100 FM181700 10008KT P6SM OVC025 FM182300 09008KT P6SM OVC015 FM190200 10007KT P6SM OVC008
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
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
College Park Airport 301-864-5844
no information available

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100LL
PS $5.60 
 Updated 25-Apr-2013
 
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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 79-80
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES COLUMBIA JESSUP 14.9 89-94
COMFORT INN & SUITES COLLEGE PARK MD 1.4 119-139
QUALITY INN AND SUITES 0.9 85-115
 

Other hotels near College Park Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLARION INN COLLEGE PARK 1.2 84-89
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - COLLEGE PARK 1.7 80-81
DAYS INN - COLLEGE PARK 1.7 90-91
SUPER 8 MOTEL - COLLEGE PARK/WASH DC AREA 1.7 75-76
MARRIOTT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER, UNV. OF MD UNV. COLLEGE 1.8 209-249
GREENBELT COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 1.8 109-199
RESIDENCE INN - GREENBELT BY MARRIOTT 1.8 109-279
HILTON GARDEN INN WASHINGTON DC/GREENBELT 1.9 135-169
ECONO LODGE COLLEGE PARK 2.2 80-81
HOLIDAY INN WASHINGTON DC-GREENBELT MD 2.3 99-124
HAMPTON INN COLLEGE PARK MD 2.3 135-159
MARRIOTT GREENBELT 2.4 119-209
HOLIDAY INN WASHINGTON-COLLEGE PARK 2.8 95-129
HOWARD JOHNSON INN WASHINGTON DC NORTH/BW PARKWAY 2.9 101-113
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WASHINGTON DC - BW PARKWAY 3.0 99-129
METRO POINTS HOTEL-WASHINGTON NORTH 3.2 159-319
BEST WESTERN CAPITAL BELTWAY 3.4 104-105

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

10 in College Park
1 in Hyattsville
1 in New Carrollton
5 in Greenbelt
1 in Landover Hills
3 in Lanham
2 in Takoma Park
12 in Silver Spring
3 in Bowie
110 in Washington, DC
12 in Laurel
11 in Bethesda
2 in North Bethesda
47 in Arlington, VA
2 in Annapolis Junction
2 in Upper Marlboro
8 in Oxon Hill
41 in Alexandria, VA
7 in Jessup
4 in McLean, VA
13 in Rockville
12 in Falls Church, VA
12 in Hanover
11 in Columbia
13 in Gaithersburg
10 in Vienna, VA
9 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
no information available

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Other Pages about College Park Airport

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