Freeway Airport
W00 · Bowie, Maryland · Prince Georges County · map
Freeway Airport is a public-use airport owned by Freeway Airport INC., 2 miles northwest of Bowie, Maryland, 168 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,420 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Freeway Airport?
Its FAA code is W00.
Where is Freeway Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Bowie, Maryland, 168 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Freeway Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,420 feet long, asphalt.
Does Freeway Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Freeway Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Freeway Airport?
10 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Freeway Airport INC and Octopus Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Freeway Airport?
15 pilot examiners and 43 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 Freeway Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W00
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Freeway Airport INC.
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,420 × 40 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 67 ft high 848 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 230 ft, trees 48 ft high 569 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Approach and departure DC sfra | 128.0 | |
| Tikee and star | 120.45 | |
| Irons and star | 126.4 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: College Park Airport (7 nm west), Fort Meade Executive (9 nm north), South Capitol Street Heliport (12 nm west), Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport (14 nm southwest).
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
- Established prior to 1959.
- Pattern altitude 1000 feet above sea level (832 feet above ground level) for aircraft less than 4000 pounds maximum gross weight; pattern altitude 1200 feet above sea level (1032 feet above ground level) for aircraft greater than 4000 pounds.
- Activate PAPI runways 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd major holidays.
- 100LL available when atndd.
- +7 feet road at 115 feet out, OB.
- +18 feet trees at 175 feet out, 22 feet R.
- Approach ratio 15:1 to displaced threshold at centerline.
- -15 feet drop 80 feet from approach to runway 36.
- -7 feet drop 50 feet from approach end runway 18.
- Unlighted antenna 135 feet above ground level 600 feet northwest aer 18.
- Taxiway runup area for runway 36 closed.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Bowie from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Bowie, Maryland: 7 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 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 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:
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · Mitchellville, 2 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.
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Riverdale, 8 miles 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.
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · College Park, 8 miles away Free State Flying Club is a recreational flying and social club based at College Park Airport in suburban Maryland.
- Fmfa INC 4 aircraft · Fort Meade (Odenton), 10 miles away Fort Meade Flight Activity Inc is a flying club located at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Phoenix Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Odenton, 10 miles away Phoenix Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Tipton Airport (KFME) in Odenton, Maryland.
- Pax River Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Annapolis, 11 miles away
- Chesapeake Flying Association LLC 1 aircraft · Annapolis, 11 miles away Chesapeake Sport Pilot is a flight school offering Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, and Rusty Pilot training from Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Maryland.
- Mitchellville Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Annapolis, 11 miles away
- Trinidad Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Meade, 11 miles away
- Navy Annapolis Flight Center INC 6 aircraft · Edgewater, 12 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
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 14 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot, 6 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 43 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 9 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (10 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Baltimore, MD (15 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (15 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 (15 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Richard Riemer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, VA (17 nm) · (703) 859-2807 · [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 (23 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 (23 nm) · (240) 876-1825 · [email protected]
- Jude Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Middle River, MD (30 nm) · (315) 767-7707 · [email protected]
All 81 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 · 28 since 1982, 2 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 Bowie 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 gliders
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 28 since 1982 · 2 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/W00.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.