College Park Airport
CGS · KCGS · College Park, Maryland · Prince Georges County · map
College Park Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of College Park, Maryland, 49 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,980 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 35 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 2 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 3,623 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for College Park Airport?
Its FAA code is CGS, and its ICAO code is KCGS.
Where is College Park Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of College Park, Maryland, 49 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at College Park Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,980 feet long, asphalt.
Does College Park Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at College Park Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at College Park Airport?
11 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Free State Flying Club and Octopus Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to College Park Airport?
16 pilot examiners and 46 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for College Park Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CGS · ICAO KCGS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,980 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 564 ft, 2,176 ft available for landing, trees 32 ft high 322 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the right, threshold displaced 171 ft, 2,675 ft available for landing, trees 64 ft high 1,086 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 124.7 | |
| Approach and departure DC frz | 125.65 | |
| Cgs and aWOS-3 | 121.225 | |
| Irons and star | 126.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 301-864-5497.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: South Capitol Street Heliport (8 nm southwest), Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport (9 nm southwest), Fort Meade Executive (10 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maryland · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- No takeoffs 10:00 pm to 7:00 am; landing only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 15 and 33; PAPI runway 15 and 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- The Maryland national capital Park and planning cmsn.
- +33 feet railroad, 117 from threshold with obs lts.
- +15 feet fence 87 feet R at threshold; -6 feet ditch 65 feet L at threshold.
- Approach slope at CL 20:1 from displaced threshold and centerline.
- Aer 15 heavy smoke and firefighting training operations intermittently in progress.
- No student tgl or solo operations permitted.
- Deer and other wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Compliance with 14CFR section 93.335 is required before pilots may operate to/from this airport.
- Transient parking: first 4 hours free; fee aft, waived west/minimum fuel purchase; overnight fee.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 30 |
| helicopters | 4 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,623, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 23 |
| general aviation, travelling | 543 |
| general aviation, local | 2,979 |
| military | 78 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in College Park from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in College Park, Maryland: 6 piston singles, 4 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maryland.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · College Park Free State Flying Club is a recreational flying and social club based at College Park Airport in suburban Maryland.
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Riverdale, 1 mile away Octopus Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club established in 1962, operating a fleet of three Socata aircraft based at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland and North Perry Airport in Hollywood, Florida.
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · Mitchellville, 7 miles away Freeway Aviation is a flight school at Freeway Airport in Bowie, Maryland that provides FAA Part 61 flight training for private pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, and flight instructor certificates.
- Tss Flying Club INC 5 aircraft · Bethesda, 11 miles away TSS Flying Club is a non-profit flying club located at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland since 1958.
- Fmfa INC 4 aircraft · Fort Meade (Odenton), 11 miles away Fort Meade Flight Activity Inc is a flying club located at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland.
- American Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Arlington, 12 miles away The FAA Flying Club is a nonprofit flying club based at the FAA William J.
- Trinidad Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Meade, 13 miles away
- East Coast Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Rockville, 14 miles away
- Gaithersburg Mooney Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Rockville, 14 miles away
- Phoenix Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Odenton, 14 miles away Phoenix Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Tipton Airport (KFME) in Odenton, Maryland.
- Pineapple Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Rockville, 14 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
16 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 16 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 7 for sport pilot, 6 for type ratings; 14 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 46 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jeffrey Richard Riemer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, VA (11 nm) · (703) 859-2807 · [email protected]
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gaithersburg, MD (16 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Harry William Kraemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (16 nm) · (301) 520-2109 · [email protected]
- Sharif Hidayat private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (16 nm) · (240) 876-1825 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (17 nm) · (301) 787-7441 · [email protected]
- Robert Bruce Hollen private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Aviation, Martin State Airport · Baltimore, MD (17 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [email protected]
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Davidsonville, MD (18 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · South Riding, VA (27 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
All 86 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in College Park 10 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 4 helicopters
- Prince Georges County 2 aircraft in town
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maryland 836 since 1982 · 110 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maryland 34 landing places
- Maryland 2,344 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CGS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.