FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 JULY 2017
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-DARK
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 & PAPI RYS 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 (703-412-8140) |
| WX ASOS at BWI (15 nm N): | PHONE 410-691-1278 |
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 |
| 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 |
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| OXONN | | 060/15.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | DCA | -.. -.-. .- |
| GEORGETOWN | | 097/16.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| ELLICOTT | | 190/20.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
| INSTITUTE | | 206/21.8 | | 404 | | 08W | | IUB | .. ..- -... |
| DAVEE | | 052/23.0 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR SELF SERVE 100LL AVBL W/ CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 good 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: | 69 ft. trees, 765 ft. from runway, 219 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 102 ft. trees, 1264 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DSPLCD THLD 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: | STANLEY RODENHAUSER
3900 CHURCH RD
MITCHELLVILLE, MD 20716
Phone 301-390-6424 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 73 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 95% | local general aviation | | 4% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 August 2016 | |
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 RY 36. |
| - | -7 FT DROP 50 FT FM APCH END RY 18. |
| - | LGTD ANTENNA 135 FT AGL 600 FT NW AER 18. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874. |
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 between 20 July 2017 at 0901Z and 17 August 2017 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| TIKEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (212KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking northeast.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Jul-2017
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jul-2017 02:00:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 26-Jul-2017 22:00:30 |
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| METAR |
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KCGS
7nm W | 270148Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM BKN039 24/20 A3011 RMK AO1 T02360199
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KFME
9nm N | 270148Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC023 23/19 A3014 RMK AO1
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KADW
9nm SW | 270058Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02340191
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KANP
10nm E | SuperAWOS
262055Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM 27/19 A3013
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KDCA
13nm SW | 270152Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02500206
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KNAK
14nm E | 270128Z AUTO 13015KT 10SM SCT024 BKN031 BKN046 24/22 A3011 RMK AO2 T02440222
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KBWI
14nm N | 270154Z 12009KT 10SM BKN030 BKN039 BKN047 23/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02330194
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KVKX
14nm SW | SuperAWOS
270135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 23/18 A3010
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KADW
9nm SW | 261700Z 2617/2723 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3018INS WND 20009KT AFT 2718 TEMPO 2720/2723 23012G18KT 6000 -TSRA BKN030CB TX29/2717Z TN20/2709Z
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KDCA
13nm SW | 270026Z 2700/2724 13012KT P6SM FEW070 FM270500 16005KT P6SM BKN040
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KBWI
14nm N | 262059Z 2621/2724 11006KT P6SM SCT040 FM270000 13005KT P6SM SCT250 FM270400 14005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM270600 15004KT P6SM BKN025 FM271400 20007KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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