FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 |
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| 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/DME | | 116.85 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OXONN | | 060/15.9 | | 332 | | 11W | | VQK | ...- --.- -.- |
| GEORGETOWN | | 097/16.4 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
| ELLICOTT | | 190/20.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
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: | 67 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 848 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
+7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB. | | 48 ft. trees, 569 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
+18 FT TREES AT 175 FT OUT, 22 FT R. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (215KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (213KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 19-Oct-2016
looking northeast.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 21:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 22:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Dec-2025 11:09:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Dec-2025 06:09:35 |
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| METAR |
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KCGS
7nm W | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A3024 RMK AO2 T10871104
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KFME
9nm N | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M10/M12 A3025 RMK AO1
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KADW
9nm SW | 161055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A3020 RMK AO2A SLP238 4/001 T10711108 $
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KDCA
13nm SW | 161052Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 M04/M09 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 T10391089 $
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KNAK
14nm E | 161054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T10561106 $
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KBWI
14nm N | 161054Z 26003KT 10SM CLR M09/M12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T10891117
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KADW
9nm SW | 160900Z 1609/1715 27005KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 1615/1616 30006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3017INS BECMG 1621/1622 19006KT 9999 SKC QNH3004INS BECMG 1709/1710 22007KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 QNH3002INS BECMG 1714/1715 22010G15KT 9999 FEW250 510053 540352 QNH3000INS TX03/1619Z TNM05/1613Z
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KDCA
13nm SW | 160856Z 1609/1712 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM161400 17005KT P6SM FEW250 FM162300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM170900 21005KT P6SM SCT250
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KBWI
14nm N | 160856Z 1609/1712 00000KT P6SM FEW080 FM161400 17005KT P6SM FEW250 FM162300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM170900 22005KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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