FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SXWr231/16.5 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
| RILr082/18.9 | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 12E |
| DBLr270/19.6 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
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
RY 14/32 HAS +3 TO + 5 IN LIP OFF EDGE OF RY IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. |
| 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 good condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 410 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
HAS +4 FT SIGN APPROX 100 FT FM THLD 60 FT R OF CNTRLN; +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
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
Phone 970-618-0778 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT. |
| - | PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL. |
| - | 6 FT DROP OFF ALL TWYS. |
| - | 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; VAPI 50 FT L OF CNTRLN OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | 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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Photo taken 02-Jun-2003
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:08:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 15:08:18 |
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| METAR |
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K5SM
6nm SW | 092106Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT016 OVC023 M07/M08 A2991 RMK AO2
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KEGE
20nm NE | 092155Z 22005KT 10SM SCT065 01/M08 A2994
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KRIL
20nm W | 092153Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM OVC065 01/M09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00061094
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KEGE
20nm NE | 091726Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 FM091900 26005KT P6SM SCT250 FM100200 09003KT P6SM FEW050 BKN080 FM101400 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060
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KRIL
20nm W | 091726Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 FM091900 27005KT P6SM SCT060 FM100100 18003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM101600 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070
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