FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W00 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-56-28.8670N 076-46-20.5790W
38-56.481117N 076-46.342983W
38.9413519,-76.7723831
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 168.1 ft. / 51.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BOWIE, MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 20721 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1961 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWYS 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 128.0 ;DC SFRA |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 128.0 ;DC SFRA |
| IRONS STAR: | 126.4 |
| TIKEE STAR: | 120.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (7 nm W): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FME (9 nm N): | 123.925 |
| WX ASOS at DCA (14 nm SW): | 132.65 (276-200-0159) |
| WX ASOS at BWI (15 nm N): | PHONE 227-217-0474 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ADWr039/9.2 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| DCAr077/13.3 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| BALr212/14.7 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| AMLr097/32.4 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| EMIr172/34.6 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| FDKr143/39.8 | | FREDERICK VOR/DME | | 116.85 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OXONN | | 060/15.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
| GEORGETOWN | | 097/16.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| ELLICOTT | | 190/20.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:100LL AVBL WHEN ATNDD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2420 x 40 ft. / 738 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-56.678667N | | 38-56.285833N |
| Longitude: | 076-46.386167W | | 076-46.299667W |
| Elevation: | 168.1 ft. | | 151.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 170 true | | 000 magnetic, 350 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 230 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (6.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 848 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
+7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 48 ft. trees, 569 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
+18 FT TREES AT 175 FT OUT, 22 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FREEWAY AIRPORT INC.
3900 CHURCH RD
BOWIE, MD 20721
Phone 301-390-6424 |
| Manager: | MATTHEW LINDQUIST
3900 CHURCH RD
MITCHELLVILLE, MD 20716
Phone 301-390-6424 |
Additional Remarks
| - | TPA 1000 FT MSL (832 FT AGL) FOR ACFT LESS THAN 4000 LBS MAX GWT; TPA 1200 FT MSL (1032 FT AGL) FOR ACFT GREATER THAN 4000 LBS. |
| - | -15 FT DROP 80 FT FROM APCH TO RWY 36. |
| - | -7 FT DROP 50 FT FM APCH END RWY 18. |
| - | UNLGTD ANTENNA 135 FT AGL 600 FT NW AER 18. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874. |
| - | TWY RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 36 CLSD. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (215KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (245KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCGS - College Park Airport (7 nm W)
KFME - Tipton Airport (9 nm N)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (9 nm SW)
KANP - Lee Airport (10 nm E)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (14 nm SW)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (14 nm SW)
KBWI - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (15 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Dec-2025 23:53:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 26-Dec-2025 18:53:15 |
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| METAR |
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KCGS
7nm W | 262335Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM -RA SCT022 OVC042 02/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 T00151033
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KFME
9nm N | 262335Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM BKN021 OVC044 00/M02 A2995 RMK AO1
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KADW
9nm SW | 262255Z 17005KT 10SM OVC042 02/M04 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP145 T00161037 $
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KDCA
13nm SW | 262318Z 17011KT 10SM OVC041 02/M04 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE16 P0000 T00171039 $
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KNAK
14nm E | 262318Z AUTO 16008KT 8SM -RA FEW026 OVC049 02/M02 A2994 RMK AO2 P0000 T00171017 $
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KBWI
14nm N | 262254Z 15008KT 10SM -RA BKN024 OVC047 01/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 P0000 T00061033
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KADW
9nm SW | 262200Z 2622/2723 15006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2991INS BECMG 2623/2624 16005KT 9000 -RA SCT020 BKN040 QNH2977INS BECMG 2703/2704 18005KT 9999 NSW BKN025 BKN050 QNH2975INS BECMG 2705/2706 VRB05KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2975INS BECMG 2714/2715 35010KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3003INS BECMG 2718/2719 02010KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3005INS TX05/2717Z TN02/2623Z
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KDCA
13nm SW | 262100Z 2621/2724 19005KT P6SM OVC050 FM262300 16007KT 6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM270300 16004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM270800 32004KT P6SM OVC025 FM271500 36009KT P6SM BKN025 FM272200 03006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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KBWI
14nm N | 262101Z 2621/2724 13006KT 6SM -RAPL OVC045 FM270000 15005KT 6SM -RAPL SCT015 OVC025 FM270200 14004KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM270400 00000KT 6SM -DZ SCT008 OVC015 FM270900 36003KT P6SM OVC015 FM271500 36006KT P6SM OVC025 FM272200 03005KT P6SM BKN025
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