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Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2024-08-08 0901Z
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Location Information for KGWS
Coordinates: N39°30.36' / W107°18.54'Located 03 miles S of Glenwood Springs, Colorado on 33 acres of land. View all Airports in Colorado.
Estimated Elevation is 5916 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
UNICOM: | 123.000 |
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CTAF: | 123.000 |
AWOS-3 at 5SM (5.8 SW): | 126.075 970-384-3380 |
ASOS at RIL (19.1 W): | 135.275 970-625-2206 |
AWOS-3PT at EGE (20.0 NE): | 135.575 970-524-7386 |
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Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 3305 x 50 feet / 1007 x 15 meters | |
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Surface: | Asphalt in Good Condition | |
Weight Limits: | S-15 | |
Runway 14 | Runway 32 | |
Coordinates: | N39°30.60' / W107°18.70' | N39°30.12' / W107°18.39' |
Elevation: | 5916.0 | 5906.0 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | |
Runway Heading: | 153° True | 333° True |
Markings: | Basic in fair condition. | Basic in fair condition. |
Glide Slope Indicator | P2L (4.00° Glide Path Angle) | |
Obstacles: | 71 ft Trees 554 ft from runway, 47 ft right of center HAS +5 FT BUSH 50 FT L OF CNTRLN 150 FT FM RY END; +5 FT BRUSH 135 FT FM THLD 20 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
10 ft Road 200 ft from runway 100 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD. |
Services Available
Fuel: | 100LL (blue), Jet-A |
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Transient Storage: | Tiedowns |
Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
Engine Repair: | MAJOR |
Bottled Oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Other Services: | AIR FREIGHT SERVICES,AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION |
Ownership Information
Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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Owner: | CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS | |
100 WULFSOHN ROAD | ||
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 | ||
970-384-6307 | ||
Manager: | MEREDITH FOX | |
100 WULFSOHN ROAD | ||
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 | ||
970-445-0965 |
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field: | 62 | Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2021-12-31 | |
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Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field: | 3 | Annual Commercial Operations: | none |
Jet Aircraft Based on Field: | none | Annual Commuter Operations: | none |
Helicopters Based on Field: | 5 | Annual Air Taxi Operations: | 1170 |
Military Aircraft Based on Field: | none | Annual Military Operations: | 50 |
Gliders Based on Field: | 1 | Annual GA Local Operations: | 17049 |
Ultralights Based on Field: | 2 | Annual GA Itinerant Operations: | 2730 |
Other Remarks
- +2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
- PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
- GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WEA PERMIT USE RWY 32 FOR ARVL AND RWY 14 FOR DEP.
- RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & +30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
- NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NUMEROUS +25 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 150 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
- ARPT MGR ON CALL: 970-445-0965. FBO PH: 970-945-3073.
- 0LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HRS VIA SELF-SERVE CREDIT CARD PUMP.
- AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY.
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