Freeway Airport
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| Freeway Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: W00 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Freeway Airport Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mitchellville, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Location | 3900 Church Rd. | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 168 ft / 51 m | ||||||||||
| Website | http://freewayaviation.com/ | ||||||||||
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Freeway Airport (FAA LID: W00) is a privately owned, public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Mitchellville, in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[1]
History
Freeway Airport became active in June 1961, in Prince George's County, 2 miles NW of Mitchellville, Maryland. Freeway has maintained an active flight school operation since its founding, operating aircraft such as Alon Ercoupes,[2] Cessna 152's, and Cessna 172's. Freeway Airport is privately owned by Freeway Airport Inc., but is open to the general public. The airfield is staffed everyday of the year, from 8 am until dusk, except on major holidays. The airport is located on 100 acres of land. The airport has 75 aircraft currently based at its facilities. The facilities include a lighted wind indicator, airframe services, powerplant services, and fuel available, but there is no control tower present on the airfield. The airfield has a single asphalt runway measuring 2,420 feet in length, which is in good condition.[1]
Hani Hanjour, one of the hijackers involved in the events of September 11, 2001 attempted to rent an aircraft at Freeway Airport after claiming to be qualified to do so.[3] A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself".[4]
In February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for W00 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2013-10-17
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External links
Airport WebSite: Freeway Aviation
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for W00
- AirNav airport information for W00
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for W00
