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KGWS Sumers Airpark
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	GWS
Lat/Long:	39-30-21.4631N 107-18-32.8217W 39-30.357718N 107-18.547028W 39.5059620,-107.3091171 (estimated)
Elevation:	5921 ft. / 1805 m (estimated)
Variation:	13E (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	81601

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1944
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX ASOS at RIL (19 nm W):	135.275 (970-625-2206)
WX AWOS-3PT at EGE (20 nm NE):	135.575 (970-687-6755)

AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SXWr231/16.5	SNOW VOR/DME	109.20	12E
RILr084/19.0	RIFLE VOR/DME	113.35	10E
DBLr270/19.6	RED TABLE VOR/DME	113.00	12E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS VIA SELF-SVC CREDIT CARD PUMP.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	3309 x 50 ft. / 1009 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Latitude:	39-30.602295N	39-30.113142N
Longitude:	107-18.702283W	107-18.391772W
Elevation:	5921.0 ft.	5909.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	141 magnetic, 154 true	321 magnetic, 334 true
Markings:	basic	basic

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS 100 WULFSOHN ROAD GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 Phone 970-384-6307
Manager:	AMY HELM 100 WULFSOHN ROAD GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 Phone 970-987-5916

Additional Remarks

-	2000 FT MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
-	PARAGLIDING OPNS IN VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
-	GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
-	NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WX PERMIT USE RWY 33 FOR ARR AND RWY 15 FOR DEP.
-	RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & 30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
-	NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
-	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	NUMEROUS 25 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 150 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
-	ARPT MGR ON CALL: 970-445-0965. FBO PH: 970-945-3073.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KGWS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIL - Rifle Garfield County Airport (19 nm W)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (27 nm SE)
KEEO - Meeker Coulter Field Airport (42 nm NW)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (49 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:58	12:58
Sunrise	07:26	13:26
Sunset	18:23	00:23
Evening civil twilight	18:50	00:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Oct-2026 06:41:14
Local (UTC-6)	20-Oct-2026 00:41:14

METAR

K5SM 6nm SW	200334Z AUTO 10SM BKN037 OVC050 02/01 A3044 RMK AO2
KEGE 20nm NE	200556Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM SCT065 BKN080 09/08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP215 60007 T00890078 10133 20089 401940044 50001
KRIL 20nm W	200553Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP194 60001 T01000078 10156 20100 50003

TAF

KEGE 20nm NE	200539Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 PROB30 2006/2008 -SHRA BKN050 OVC090 FM200800 VRB02KT P6SM BKN080 OVC100 FM201900 25006KT P6SM BKN100 FM210000 18005KT P6SM SCT250
KRIL 20nm W	200539Z 2006/2106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM201900 27006KT P6SM BKN100 FM210000 19005KT P6SM SCT250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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KGWS Sumers Airpark

970-987-5916
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, ...

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.95		$8.14
Updated 29-Sep-2026

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