AOPA Airports: Glenwood Springs Municipal (KGWS)

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Glenwood Springs Municipal

Glenwood Springs, CO
Phone: 970-618-0778
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Year-round,Mon-Fri/0800-1700
Tower:	No
Elevation:	5,916 ft (1,803.2 m) (Estimated)
Location:	3.00 mi. S of Glenwood Springs
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	14/32 Runway length: 3305 ft
Fees:	Parking

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Minimum Fuel Prices

100 LL	$ 5.62 (self service)

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Airport Manager on Call at 970-618-0778 or 970-928-9876

Numerous +25 Ft to 60 Ft Bldgs; Trees; Equipment; Tiedowns Aprxly 200 Ft Fm Cntrln - Both Sides of Ry Full Length

Animals on & Invof Arpt

No Touch and Go Landings

Ry 32 Has 20 Ft Hgrs & +30 Ft Antenna 200 Ft L of Cntrln at Thld

Noise Abatement: When Wind & Wea Permit Use Rwy 32 for Arvl and Rwy 14 for Dep

Gusty Winds Frequently Invof Arpt

Paragliding Opns Vicinity One to Two Miles Northwest of Arpt Up to 18,000 Ft MSL

+2000' Mtns Surround Arpt

Published Noise rule

Intensive Flight Training

Wind & wx pmtg use ry 32 for arr & ry 14 for dep; no tgls pmtd; no lndgs 30 min aft official SS; avoid straight out dep; recommend stay left side of valley when dep ry 14; houses throughout the valley floor & abv on the mesa; runups on fuel ramp/mid-fld for the residential homes N end arpt; stay min 1,000' AGL excpt for tkof & lndg; no night lndg

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Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	3305 x 50ft. / 1007.4 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 15000 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
14	5916.0ft. MSL 140° mag 153° true 0.3% down	No Data	basic	No Data	Trees, Both-Sides, 60 ft high, 410 ft from end, 3:1 clearance slope	Has +5 Ft Bush 75 Ft L of Cntrln 200 Ft Fm Ry End; +5 Ft Brush 135 Ft Fm Thld 20 Ft R of Cntrln; +15 Ft Tree 75 Ft L of Ry Cntrln 75 Ft Fm Ry 14 End; +5 Ft Fence 150 Ft Fm Ry Cntrln on Both Sides

32	5906.0ft. MSL 320° mag 333° true 0.3% up		basic	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI	Trees, Both-Sides, 30 ft high, 600 ft from end, 13:1 clearance slope	Has +17 Ft Road 170 Ft Fm Thld 0b; 100 Ft Dropoff 200 Ft Fm Thld

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
City of Glenwood Springs	Maintenance $5.62 Flight Training	On field: CTR		970-618-0778
Glenwood Flyers		Glenwood Springs , CO		970-618-0778

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Services at this airport:

Services:
Engine Repair: MajorAirframe Repair: Major
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead

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White water rafting 5 mi

Ski Sunlight 10 mi

Hunting 10 mi

Hot Springs Pool 5 mi

Fishing 1 mi

Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co 970-945-1276

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N39 30.3600' / W107 18.5450'39.5060000-107.3090833
Charts:	NACO: Denver Sectional
Mag Var:	13E (1985)
ARTCC:	Denver (ZDV)
FSS:	Denver (DEN) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	DEN
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 7000 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	62
Multi Engine:	3
Jets:
Helicopters:	1
Gliders:	1
Ultralights:	2

Airport Activity

GA Local:	17,049
GA Itinerant:	2,730
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	1,170
Military:	50

(12-month period ending on 12/31/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
CTAF	N/A	123.0
UNICOM	N/A	123.0

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
SXW	VOR/DME	109.2	231	17 nm
RIL	VOR/DME	110.6	084	19 nm
DBL	VOR/DME	113.0	270	20 nm
EKR	VOR/DME	115.2	125	44 nm
RLG	VOR/DME	113.8	220	50 nm

Contact Addresses

ASN Volunteer:	Owner:	Airport Manager:
Steven Carver	City of Glenwood Springs	Dick Weinberg
	101 W 8th St	1172 Airport Center Road
	Glenwood Springs, CO 81601	Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

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