W00 Freeway Airport
Bowie, MD · 2 miles NW of BOWIE, MD
Public
Non-towered
Privately-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 168.1 ft
- Coordinates
- 38-56-28.8670N 076-46-20.5790W
- Lat / Long
- 38.9413519, -76.7723831
- Mag. variation
- 10W (1995)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 06/1961
- 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
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT PAPI RWYS 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from W00
Runways
Longest 2,420 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 2420 x 40 ft. / 738 x 12 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
Runway 18
- Heading
- 180 magnetic, 170 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on right (6.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 168.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- 67 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 848 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 000 magnetic, 350 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (5.50 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Displaced threshold
- 230 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 151.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- +7 FT ROAD AT 115 FT OUT, OB.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 2
Arrivals — STAR 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.075
- Potomac Approach
- 128.0 ;DC SFRA
- Potomac Departure
- 128.0 ;DC SFRA
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL 100LL:100LL AVBL WHEN ATNDD.
- Fuel available
- 100LL 100LL:100LL AVBL WHEN ATNDD.
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- FREEWAY AIRPORT INC. 3900 CHURCH RD BOWIE, MD 20721 Phone 301-390-6424
- Manager phone
- 301-390-6424
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.