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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 22:44:56
Local (UTC-6)  28-Mar-2024 16:44:56
 
METAR
K5SM 
6nm SW 
282235Z AUTO 21009G17KT 10SM BKN042 OVC050 M01/M07 A3000 RMK AO2
KEGE 
20nm NE 
282156Z 24020G26KT 10SM BKN075 11/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/2147 SLP044 T01061050
KRIL 
20nm W 
282153Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM OVC090 14/M06 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01441061
TAF
KEGE 
20nm NE 
281728Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM282100 25015G25KT P6SM BKN200 FM290300 25008KT P6SM OVC100 FM290600 10006KT 6SM -RA OVC050 FM290900 11003KT 4SM -RASN OVC030
KRIL 
20nm W 
281728Z 2818/2918 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM282100 24012G22KT P6SM OVC150 FM290300 26008KT P6SM OVC100 FM290900 VRB04KT 6SM -RA BR OVC050
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