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W00 Freeway Airport
Mitchellville, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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-3 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: 54 ft. trees, 765 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
+7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB.
52 ft. trees, 375 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 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 12 December 2007

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
IRONS FOUR **CHANGED**   download (237KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (181KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (204KB)
VOR RWY 36   download (198KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
 
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Area around W00 (Freeway Airport)
 
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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 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2309:23
Sunrise05:5309:53
Sunset20:1400:14
Evening civil twilight20:4400:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 15:01:07
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 11:01:07
 
METAR
KCGS 
7nm W 
171445Z AUTO 28007KT 250V310 10SM CLR 20/07 A2971 RMK AO1
KFME 
9nm N 
171454Z AUTO 27009G15KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2972 RMK AO1
KADW 
9nm SW 
171455Z AUTO 28009G18KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP060 T01900077 58006
KDCA 
13nm SW 
171452Z 28008G16KT 10SM FEW250 20/08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP060 T02000078 58006
KNAK 
14nm E 
171454Z AUTO 29011KT 9SM CLR 19/08 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP055 T01890083 58008 TSNO
KBWI 
14nm N 
171454Z 26011KT 10SM FEW080 18/08 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP049 T01830083 58006
TAF
KADW 
9nm SW 
171209 28009KT 9999 SKC QNH2965INS BECMG 1415 25015G25KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2955INS BECMG 0607 23012G18KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 QNH2953INS T24/21Z T09/12Z AMD 1252 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1712 TIL 1710
KDCA 
13nm SW 
171132Z 171212 30004KT P6SM SKC FM1400 25015G23KT P6SM SCT080 FM0100 24005KT P6SM BKN080
KBWI 
14nm N 
171132Z 171212 27007KT P6SM SKC FM1400 25013G20KT P6SM SCT080 FM0000 24004KT P6SM BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Freeway Aviation 301-390-6424
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100LL 
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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 80-350
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON - NEW CARROLLTON 5.4 94-136
 

Other hotels near Freeway Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN BOWIE 1.9 117-136
TOWNEPLACE STES BOWIE TOWN CTR 2.6 
COMFORT INN CONFERENCE CENTER 3.0 
RADISSON HOTEL LARGO 4.4 109-179
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT NEW CARROLLTON 4.8 109-200
HAMPTON INN WAS I95 LARGO 4.9 
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - LANDOVER 4.9 114-124
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON DC LANH 5.0 
BEST WESTERN CAPITAL BELTWAY 5.1 134-135
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 5.5 
COMFORT INN LARGO/FED EX FIELD 5.7 86-118

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
4 in Greenbelt
10 in College Park
12 in Laurel
2 in Annapolis Junction
2 in Takoma Park
7 in Silver Spring
1 in Washington Dc, DC
6 in Jessup
105 in Washington, DC
3 in Oxon Hill
20 in Annapolis
3 in Glen Burnie
28 in Alexandria, VA
5 in Hanover
38 in Arlington, VA
10 in Bethesda
3 in Elkridge
11 in Linthicum Heights
 

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