FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | | 109.00 | | 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 | ..-. -. -.. |
| 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (216KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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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 24-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2025 11:10:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2025 07:10:45 |
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| METAR |
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KCGS
7nm W | 241055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/09 A3030 RMK AO2 T00940085
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KFME
9nm N | 241059Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3031 RMK AO1
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KADW
9nm SW | 241055Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01030074 $
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KDCA
13nm SW | 241052Z 23004KT 10SM BKN250 14/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01390094
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KNAK
14nm E | 241054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01170089 $
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KBWI
14nm N | 241054Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 09/08 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00940078 $
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KADW
9nm SW | 240900Z 2409/2515 VRB03KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3023INS BECMG 2414/2415 17012KT 9999 SKC QNH3025INS BECMG 2500/2501 16009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3026INS BECMG 2504/2505 17004KT 9999 SCT150 BKN200 QNH3022INS BECMG 2513/2514 15005KT 9999 BKN100 OVC150 QNH3021INS TX24/2419Z TN11/2411Z
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KDCA
13nm SW | 240840Z 2409/2512 20004KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM241500 16003KT P6SM SCT250 FM241800 17007KT P6SM SCT250 FM250500 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KBWI
14nm N | 240840Z 2409/2512 22002KT P6SM SCT250 FM241500 18003KT P6SM SCT250 FM241800 17007KT P6SM SCT250 FM250300 17003KT P6SM BKN250 FM250500 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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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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