FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 (703-418-1177) |
WX ASOS at BWI (15 nm N): | PHONE 410-691-1278 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ADWr039/9.2 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
DCAr077/13.3 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
OTTr005/14.2 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
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 | | 109.00 | | 08W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
OXONN | | 060/15.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | DCA | -.. -.-. .- |
GEORGETOWN | | 097/16.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
ELLICOTT | | 190/20.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
DAVEE | | 052/23.0 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
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: | 130 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1998 ft. from runway, 281 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 67 ft. trees, 392 ft. from runway, 104 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DSPLCD THR AT CNTRLN. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 77 | Single engine airplanes: | | 74 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 88/day * | 97% | local general aviation | 3% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 18 August 2022 | |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (215KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (215KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (220KB) |
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)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking northeast.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 09:13 |
Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jun-2023 07:10:22 |
Local (UTC-4) | 01-Jun-2023 03:10:22 |
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METAR |
KCGS 7nm W | 010650Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3011 RMK AO2 T01290116
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KFME 9nm N | 010649Z AUTO 00000KT 10/10 A3013 RMK AO1
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KADW 9nm SW | 010655Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01360134 $
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KDCA 13nm SW | 010652Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01610128
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KNAK 14nm E | 010654Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01780156
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KBWI 14nm N | 010654Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 14/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01390111
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TAF |
KADW 9nm SW | 010100Z 0101/0207 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 0105/0106 VRB06KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3010INS BECMG 0109/0110 03005KT 8000 BR SCT010 BKN025 QNH3014INS TEMPO 0110/0113 BKN010 BECMG 0113/0114 04007KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH3012INS BECMG 0116/0117 06008KT 9999 SKC QNH3003INS TX26/0116Z TN15/0107Z
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KDCA 13nm SW | 010537Z 0106/0212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM011100 03004KT 6SM BR FEW015 SCT030 FM011400 04005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050 FM011600 06005KT P6SM SCT250 FM020200 14003KT P6SM SKC
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KBWI 14nm N | 010537Z 0106/0212 06003KT P6SM SKC FM011100 03005KT 5SM BR FEW010 SCT030 FM011200 04005KT P6SM FEW008 SCT020 FM011400 04005KT P6SM SCT035 FM012000 09006KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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