Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
39-30-21.6000N (39.506)
Longitude: 
107-18-32.7000W (-107.309083)
Elevation: 
5916.0 feet MSL (1803 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
8.8 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. S of Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Found On: 
Denver Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MEREDITH FOX
100 WULFSOHN ROAD
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
970-445-0965
CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS
100 WULFSOHN ROAD
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
970-384-6307

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1944
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6916 feet (2108 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
DEN
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  62
Multi Engine:  3
GA Helicopters:  5
Gliders:  1
Ultralights:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  20999
Air Taxi:  1170 5.6%
GA Local:  17049 81.2%
GA Itinerant:  2730 13.0%
Military Aircraft:  50 0.2%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 970

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Glenwood Aviation
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    Unicom 122.8 945-2385 100LL, Jet A
    Premier Aviation
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    945-2909, -2764
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Denver(DEN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near GWS

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    0.0 Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
    (GWS KGWS GWS)
    0 351 100LL, Jet A
    19.4 Rifle Garfield County Airport
    (RIL KRIL RIL)
    273 264 100LL, Jet A
    19.9 Eagle County Regional Airport
    (EGE KEGE EGE)
    65 56 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+, MOGAS
    26.6 Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field Airport
    (ASE KASE ASE)
    129 121 100LL, Jet A-1+
    42.0 Meeker Coulter Field Airport
    (KEEO EEO)
    320 311 100LL, Jet A
    43.4 North Fork Valley Airport
    (WPO 7V2)
    201 192 100LL
    49.2 Lake County Airport
    (LXV KLXV LXV)
    110 102 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Crawford Airport
    (99V)
    198 189 100LL
    54.4 Mc Elroy Airfield Airport
    (20V)
    52 44 100LL, Jet A
    55.6 Blake Field Airport
    (KAJZ AJZ)
    219 210 100LL, Jet A
    58.7 Yampa Valley Airport
    (HDN KHDN HDN)
    4 355 100LL, Jet A
    60.2 Craig-Moffat Airport
    (CIG KCAG CAG)
    350 341 100LL, Jet A
    60.9 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport
    (GUC KGUC GUC)
    163 155 100LL, Jet A+
    61.0 Grand Junction Regional Airport
    (GJT KGJT GJT)
    248 239 100LL, Jet A
    63.9 Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field Airport
    (SBS KSBS SBS)
    18 9 100LL, Jet A
    65.7 Montrose Regional Airport
    (MTJ KMTJ MTJ)
    204 195 100LL, Jet A+
    69.1 Central Colorado Regional Airport
    (KAEJ AEJ)
    126 118 100LL, Jet A
    73.1 Granby-Grand County Airport
    (KGNB GNB)
    60 52 100LL, Jet A
    73.5 Mack Mesa Airport
    (10CO)
    259 250 100LL
    75.7 Rangely Airport
    (RNG 4V0)
    298 289 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 +2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
    A110-10 PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
    A110-11 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
    A110-2 GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
    A110-3 NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WEA PERMIT USE RWY 32 FOR ARVL AND RWY 14 FOR DEP.
    A110-4 RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & +30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
    A110-6 NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
    A110-7 WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-8 NUMEROUS +25 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 150 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
    A110-9 ARPT MGR ON CALL: 970-445-0965. FBO PH: 970-945-3073.
    A58-14 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.
    A58-32 100 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUEL AVAILABLE 24 HRS VIA SELF-SERVE CREDIT CARD PUMP.
    A82 AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY.
    E111 ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14/32
    Longest Runway: 14/32 is 3305 ft (1007 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    GWS Airport Runway Details

    Runway 14/32  3305 ft x 50 ft (1007 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  15.0

    Runway 14

    Runway 32

    Elevation: 
    5916.0 5906.0
    Latitude: 
    39-30-36.1631N 39-30-06.9371N
    Longitude: 
    107-18-42.0935W 107-18-23.2396W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    153 333
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    TREES ROAD
    Object Height: 
    71 10
    Distance from End: 
    554 200
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    47 ft. right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    30

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    Aviation College

    Maps & Diagrams

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