Kgws Sumers Airpark
GWS · KGWS · Glenwood Springs, Colorado · Garfield County · map
Kgws Sumers Airpark is a public-use airport owned by the City of Glenwood Springs, 3 miles south of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 5,921 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,309 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GWS · ICAO KGWS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Glenwood Springs
- Elevation
- 5,921 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,309 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Automated UNICOM; 3 clicks adzy. |
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.
Aircraft registered in Glenwood Springs from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Glenwood Springs, Colorado: 25 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 1959.
- 2000 feet mtns surround airport.
- Automated UNICOM; 3 clicks adzy.
- Fuel available 24 hours via SELF-SVC credit card pump.
- Gusty winds frequently in the vicinity of airport.
- Noise abatement: when wind and weather permit use runway 33 for arrival and runway 15 for departure.
- Runway 32 has 20 feet hangars and 30 feet antenna 200 feet left of centerline at thld.
- No touch and go landings.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Numerous 25 feet buildings; trees; equipment; tie-downs approximately 150 feet from centerline - both sides of runway full length.
- Paragliding operations in vicinity one to two miles northwest of airport up to 18,000 feet above sea level.
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 5, 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.