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).
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What is the airport code for Kgws Sumers Airpark?
Its FAA code is GWS, and its ICAO code is KGWS.
Where is Kgws Sumers Airpark?
It is 3 miles south of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 5,921 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Kgws Sumers Airpark?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,309 feet long, asphalt.
Does Kgws Sumers Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Kgws Sumers Airpark?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Kgws Sumers Airpark?
1 pilot examiner and 2 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 Kgws Sumers Airpark…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rifle Garfield County (19 nm west), Eagle County Regional (20 nm northeast), Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field (27 nm southeast).
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 Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
- Loren French private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle County Airport (KEGE) · Gypsum, CO (19 nm) · (970) 401-4104 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 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. 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 Glenwood Springs 31 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,455 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GWS.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 27, 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.