FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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-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 |
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 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 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: | 143 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 2608 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 90 ft. trees, 452 ft. from runway, 146 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 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: | 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 * | 93% | local general aviation | 6% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 01 September 2020 | |
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. |
- | LGTD 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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TIKEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (241KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (228KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (232KB) |
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 NTL 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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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 26-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
Sunset | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 22:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jan-2021 19:31:46 |
Local (UTC-5) | 26-Jan-2021 14:31:46 |
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METAR |
KCGS 7nm W | 261915Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM OVC004 01/00 A2983 RMK AO1 T00051005
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KFME 9nm N | 261915Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM OVC004 00/00 A2986 RMK AO1
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KADW 9nm SW | 261856Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC003 01/01 A2983 RMK AO2 UPE00 CIG 002 RWY19L SLP111 P0003 T00120011 $
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KDCA 13nm SW | 261920Z 06004KT 1 1/4SM R01/4500V6000FT -DZ BR OVC007 02/02 A2983 RMK AO2 P0000 T00220017
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KNAK 14nm E | 261854Z AUTO 34003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC008 02/02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00170017
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KBWI 14nm N | 261854Z 05004KT 1 1/4SM R10/5000VP6000FT -DZ BR OVC004 02/00 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP100 P0001 T00170000
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TAF |
KADW 9nm SW | 252104Z 2521/2623 09009KT 9999 OVC030 640406 QNH3007INS TEMPO 2521/2522 08009KT 8000 -DZ OVC020 BECMG 2522/2523 10009KT 8000 -RA OVC015 620208 QNH3003INS BECMG 2600/2601 11009KT 4800 RASN OVC002 620108 QNH2999INS BECMG 2608/2609 08009KT 8000 -RA BR OVC002 620208 QNH2975INS TX07/2617Z TN01/2603Z
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KDCA 13nm SW | 261720Z 2618/2724 03003KT 1 1/2SM -DZ BR OVC006 FM261900 12003KT 5SM BR OVC005 FM270300 22003KT 2SM BR BKN003 OVC008 FM270600 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN003 OVC008 FM271200 32006KT 2SM BR SCT010 BKN030 FM271400 32007KT 4SM BR SCT030 FM271800 34009G16KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100
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KBWI 14nm N | 261720Z 2618/2724 05005KT 1 1/2SM -DZ BR BKN004 OVC006 FM262000 14003KT 4SM BR SCT003 OVC005 FM270100 17003KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM270600 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 FM271000 28005KT 1SM BR FEW010 SCT025 FM271300 30006KT 4SM BR SCT025 FM272000 33008G15KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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