FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:35:42 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 02:35:42 |
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| METAR |
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KEGE
20nm NE | 180755Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A2999 RMK AO1
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KRIL
20nm W | 180753Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01001011
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KEGE
20nm NE | 180520Z 1806/1906 11005KT P6SM BKN150 FM181200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM181700 24010G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN120 FM182200 23015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN100 FM190400 24007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 181300
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KRIL
20nm W | 180520Z 1806/1906 08006KT P6SM BKN120 FM181000 12008KT P6SM SCT180 FM181900 26015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN100 FM182100 26015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN080 FM190500 29008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120
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