FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 ft. / 51.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of MITCHELLVILLE, 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 119.3 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 119.3 |
| IC: | 119.3 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (7 nm W): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FME (9 nm N): | 123.925 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANP (10 nm E): | 122.9 (617-262-3825) |
| WX ASOS at DCA (13 nm SW): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
| WX AWOS-A at VKX (14 nm SW): | 122.800 (617-262-3825) |
| 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 VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| EMIr172/34.6 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| FDKr143/(39.8) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (6.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 92 ft. trees, 451 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 11:1 CLNC TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | RODENHAUSER FAMILY TRUST 3900 CHURCH RD MITCHELLVILLE, MD 20716 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: | | 84 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 80 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 86% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 September 2008 | |
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. |
| - | STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR FREEWAY ARPT ARE AUTHORIZED TO PENETRATE THE WASHINGTON D.C. FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE UNDER THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: ONLY FAR PARTS 91 & 135 OPERATORS AUTHORIZED. NO PRACTICE APPROACHES. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| IRONS FOUR | |
download (245KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (204KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCGS - College Park Airport (7 nm W)
KFME - Tipton Airport (9 nm N)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (9 nm SW)
KANP - Lee Airport (10 nm E)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (13 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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steven Dennis www.pilotphoto.com
Photo taken 07-Sep-2007
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Freeway Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 21:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:17 | | 22:17 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 06:01:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2009 01:01:25 |
|
| METAR |
KCGS 7nm W | 210550Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3015 RMK AO1
|
KFME 9nm N | 210554Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 00/00 A3017 RMK AO1
|
KADW 9nm SW | 210555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00420024 10108 20035 56004 $
|
KDCA 13nm SW | 210552Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00780022 10122 20078 58005
|
KNAK 14nm E | 210454Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01000033 401610094 TSNO
|
KBWI 14nm N | 210554Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00500017 10094 20044 58005
|
|
| TAF |
KDCA 13nm SW | 210539Z 2106/2206 34005KT P6SM SCT250 FM211500 34007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM211900 34007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM220000 34005KT P6SM SCT035
|
KBWI 14nm N | 210539Z 2106/2212 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM211500 32006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM211900 32006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM220100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|