FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| 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, WINDSOCK RY 32 MOUNTED ON +12 FT PAINTED POST. |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE MARKED WITH ORANGE PAINTED TIRES. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at RIL (19 nm W): | 135.275 (970-625-2206) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EGE (20 nm NE): | 135.575 (970-524-7386) |
- AUTOMATED SUPER UNICOM, CLICK 3 TIMES FOR ARPT INFORMATION.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SXWr231/16.5 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
| RILr084/19.0 | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10E |
| DBLr270/19.6 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CARBONDALE | | 295/8.9 | | 344 | | 14E | | CQL | -.-. --.- .-.. |
| EAGLE | | 232/20.1 | | 357 | | 13E | | EGE | . --. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HRS VIA SELF-SERVE CREDIT CARD PUMP. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| 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: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 39-30.602718N | | 39-30.115618N |
| Longitude: | 107-18.701558W | | 107-18.387327W |
| Elevation: | 5916.0 ft. | | 5906.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 magnetic, 153 true | | 320 magnetic, 333 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 410 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
HAS +5 FT BUSH 75 FT L OF CNTRLN 200 FT FM RY END; +5 FT BRUSH 135 FT FM THLD 20 FT R OF CNTRLN; +15 FT TREE 75 FT L OF RY CNTRLN 75 FT FM RY 14 END; +5 FT FENCE 150 FT FM RY CNTRLN ON BOTH SIDES. | | 30 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear
HAS +17 FT ROAD 170 FT FM THLD 0B; 100 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS
101 W 8TH ST
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 |
| Manager: | DICK WEINBERG
1172 AIRPORT CENTER ROAD
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
Phone 970-618-0778 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| 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 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT. |
| - | PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL. |
| - | 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. |
| - | ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NUMEROUS +25 FT TO 60 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 200 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH. |
| - | AIRPORT MANAGER ON CALL AT 970-618-0778 OR 970-928-9876. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGWS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIL - Garfield County Regional Airport (19 nm W)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (27 nm SE)
KEEO - Meeker Airport (42 nm NW)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (49 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mitch Bowers
imagewerx.us
Photo taken 10-Jul-2012
from 11,500' looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:54:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 06:54:47 |
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K5SM
6nm SW | 161010Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3016 RMK AO2
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KEGE
20nm NE | 161035Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM BKN038 01/M02 A3016 RMK AO1
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KRIL
20nm W | 160953Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00061044 FZRANO
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KEGE
20nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 32005KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 SCT030 OVC050 FM160900 VRB02KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 FM161800 24008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM170200 09005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 161300
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KRIL
20nm W | 160520Z 1606/1706 34005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN130 FM160900 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT130 FM161800 32007KT P6SM SCT100 FM170200 09005KT P6SM SKC
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