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W00 Freeway Airport
Mitchellville, Maryland, USA

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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
ADWr039/9.2ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
DCAr077/13.3WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
OTTr005/14.2NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
BALr212/14.7BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
AMLr097/32.4ARMEL VORTAC113.5008W
EMIr172/34.6WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
FDKr143/(39.8)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANNE ARUNDEL194/8.626010WBUH -... ..- ....
GEORGETOWN097/16.432309WGTN --. - -.
ELLICOTT190/20.837111WFND ..-. -. -..
GAITHERSBURG136/22.938509WGAI --. .- ..
MARTIN231/28.234211WMTN -- - -.
EASTON294/33.821210WESN . ... -.

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: 38-56.678667N38-56.285833N
Longitude: 076-46.386167W076-46.299667W
Elevation: 168.1 ft.151.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 170 true000 magnetic, 350 true
Displaced threshold: no230 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W00 (Freeway Airport)
Photo by Steven Dennis www.pilotphoto.com
Photo taken 07-Sep-2007

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Sectional chart
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From to W00

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset16:4621:46
Evening civil twilight17:1622:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 17:08:58
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 12:08:58
 
METAR
KCGS 
7nm W 
251650Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM SCT005 OVC009 13/13 A2999 RMK AO1
KFME 
9nm N 
251654Z AUTO 10004KT 1 3/4SM OVC006 10/10 A3000 RMK AO1
KADW 
9nm SW 
251655Z AUTO 12006KT 5SM BR OVC004 12/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01220121 $
KDCA 
13nm SW 
251652Z 12003KT 7SM SCT006 BKN008 OVC012 12/11 A2998 RMK AO2 DZE33 SLP152 P0000 T01220111
KNAK 
14nm E 
251654Z AUTO 13004KT 1SM BR OVC008 11/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 P0001 T01110106 TSNO
KBWI 
14nm N 
251654Z 07005KT 3/4SM R10/5000VP6000FT -RA BR OVC002 11/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 P0002 T01110111
TAF
KDCA 
13nm SW 
251123Z 2512/2612 00000KT 2SM -DZ BR SCT006 BKN009 OVC019 FM251600 10005KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM251900 21004KT P6SM OVC015 FM260300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
KBWI 
14nm N 
251601Z 2516/2618 10005KT 2SM -DZ BR BKN004 OVC007 FM252000 15005KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM252100 12003KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM260200 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM260700 00000KT 2SM BR SCT250 FM261200 00000KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM261500 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Freeway Aviation 301-390-6424
no information available

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100LL
SS $4.43 
 Updated 26-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Freeway Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Freeway Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into W00 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN LANHAM 5.0 89-99
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON - NEW CARROLLTON 5.4 95-149
 

Other hotels near Freeway Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN BOWIE 1.9 125-139
TOWNEPLACE STES BOWIE TOWN CTR 2.1 110-159
COMFORT INN CONFERENCE CENTER 3.0 105-130
RADISSON HOTEL LARGO 4.4 109-139
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS I-95 CAPITOL BELTWAY-LARGO 4.4 103-218
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT NEW CARROLLTON 4.8 99-169
HAMPTON INN WAS I 95 LARGO 4.9 139-209
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - LANDOVER 4.9 90-110
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON DC LANH 5.0 76-91
BEST WESTERN CAPITAL BELTWAY 5.1 90-120
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 5.5 99-100
COMFORT INN LARGO/FED EX FIELD 5.7 86-161

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Freeway Airport

3 in Bowie
3 in Lanham
1 in New Carrollton
1 in Landover Hills
5 in Greenbelt
11 in College Park
1 in Upper Marlboro
14 in Laurel
2 in Annapolis Junction
2 in Takoma Park
11 in Silver Spring
7 in Jessup
116 in Washington, DC
5 in Oxon Hill
21 in Annapolis
4 in Glen Burnie
35 in Alexandria, VA
11 in Hanover
47 in Arlington, VA
9 in Bethesda
4 in Elkridge
12 in Linthicum Heights
2 in North Bethesda
 

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