Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (GWS)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	GWS
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	107-18-32.7000W/39-30-21.6000N -107.309083/39.506000 (Estimated)
Elevation	5916 ft / 1803.20 m (Estimated)
Land	33 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles S of Glenwood Springs, CO
Location	Garfield County, CO
Magnetic Variation	13E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	City Of Glenwood Springs
Address	101 W 8th St Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Manager	Dick Weinberg
Address	1172 Airport Center Road Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Phone number	970-618-0778

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Denver
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Boundary ARTCC	ZDV - Denver
Tie-in FSS	DEN - Denver
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	DEN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.000 MHz
UNICOM	123.000 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	AFRT,AMB,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions	3305 x 50 ft (1007 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	14	32
Alignment	127°	127°
Physical elevation	5916.00 ft	5906.00 ft
Coordinates	39.510045N / 107.311693W	39.501927N / 107.306455W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Fair Condition	Basic , Fair Condition
VGSI		2-light PAPI on left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CQL	NDB	Carbondale		344.00	14E	9.0 nm
EGE	NDB	Eagle		357.00	13E	20.1 nm
RDY	TACAN	Sardy	090X	0.00	13E	27.4 nm
SXW	VOR/DME	Snow	029X	109.20	12E	16.5 nm
RIL	VOR/DME	Rifle	043X	110.60	12E	18.9 nm
DBL	VOR/DME	Red Table	077X	113.00	12E	19.6 nm
EKR	VOR/DME	Meeker	099X	115.20	15E	44.1 nm
RLG	VOR/DME	Kremmling	085X	113.80	14E	49.9 nm

Remarks

• +2000' MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
• PARAGLIDING OPNS VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
• GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
• NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WEA PERMIT USE RWY 32 FOR ARVL AND RWY 14 FOR DEP.
• RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & +30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT L OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
• NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
• ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• NUMEROUS +25 FT TO 60 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 200 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
• AIRPORT MANAGER ON CALL AT 970-618-0778 OR 970-928-9876.
• ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.