FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
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 (276-200-0159) |
WX ASOS at BWI (15 nm N): | PHONE 227-217-0474 |
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 |
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 | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
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: | 24 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 240 ft. from runway, 38 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 95 ft. trees, 544 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 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 |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (215KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (220KB) |
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)
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Mar-2025 15:34:33 |
Local (UTC-5) | 09-Mar-2025 10:34:33 |
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METAR |
KCGS 7nm W | 091510Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 09/M06 A3006 RMK AO2 T00871063
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KFME 9nm N | 091509Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 09/M05 A3006 RMK AO1
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KADW 9nm SW | 091455Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM CLR 08/M07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00821067 58001 $
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KDCA 13nm SW | 091452Z 23009G15KT 10SM BKN250 09/M07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00941067 58003 $
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KNAK 14nm E | 091454Z AUTO 26014G19KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00781056 58006
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KBWI 14nm N | 091454Z 23012KT 10SM FEW090 FEW250 09/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00891061 58004
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TAF |
KADW 9nm SW | 090900Z 0909/1015 31006KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 0914/0915 24010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS BECMG 0916/0917 26015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 0921/0922 28009KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS TX18/0921Z TN00/0909Z
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KDCA 13nm SW | 091134Z 0912/1018 21004KT P6SM SKC FM091400 22006KT P6SM FEW250 FM091700 25010G24KT P6SM FEW250 FM092200 29008KT P6SM SKC FM100300 27003KT P6SM SKC
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KBWI 14nm N | 091134Z 0912/1018 21004KT P6SM SKC FM091400 24008G16KT P6SM FEW250 FM091800 28013G26KT P6SM SKC FM100000 27005KT P6SM SKC FM100600 24006KT P6SM SKC WS020/29035KT FM101100 24007KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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