FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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: | 0800-1700 UNATNDD MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWYS 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 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 (703-418-1177) |
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 100LL:100LL AVBL WHEN ATNDD. |
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: | 130 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1998 ft. from runway, 281 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 67 ft. trees, 392 ft. from runway, 104 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DSPLCD THR 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 * | 97% | local general aviation | 3% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 18 August 2022 | |
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. |
- | UNLGTD 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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TIKEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download |
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 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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 28-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunset | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Jan-2023 03:15:59 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Jan-2023 22:15:59 |
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METAR |
KCGS 7nm W | 290255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3034 RMK AO2 T00150001
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KFME 9nm N | 290259Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M03 A3035 RMK AO1
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KADW 9nm SW | 290255Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00331029 50006 $
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KDCA 13nm SW | 290252Z 00000KT 10SM FEW220 SCT250 06/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00610011 50007
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KNAK 14nm E | 290254Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP275 T00500022 53007 $
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KBWI 14nm N | 290254Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 03/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00281022 50007
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TAF |
KADW 9nm SW | 290105Z 2901/3007 17005KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3025INS BECMG 2912/2913 20008KT 9999 BKN120 520204 QNH3015INS BECMG 2918/2919 21010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC018 520204 QNH3015INS BECMG 2919/2920 21010G20KT 8000 -SHRA OVC008 520204 QNH3013INS BECMG 2922/2923 22010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC008 QNH3014INS BECMG 3000/3001 23010KT 9999 SCT007 BKN015 BKN030 QNH3011INS TX05/2919Z TN00/2911Z
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KDCA 13nm SW | 282058Z 2821/2924 21010KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM290000 18005KT P6SM BKN250 FM291400 19010G17KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM291700 20011G19KT 5SM -RA BKN030 OVC045 FM292200 21010KT P6SM -DZ OVC035
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KBWI 14nm N | 282058Z 2821/2924 21007KT P6SM FEW150 BKN200 FM290000 15002KT P6SM SCT250 FM291500 20006KT P6SM BKN110 OVC200 FM291800 20010G17KT 5SM -RA BKN025 OVC045 FM292300 22008KT P6SM -DZ OVC035
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NOTAMs |
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