Terminal Procedures

2W5 — Maryland

INDIAN HEAD, MD · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 175 ft1 runwayLongest 3,740 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-3Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 021BPDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

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TIKEE FOUR (RNAV) chart previewTIKEE FOUR (RNAV)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

2W5 airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
DCA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
9W
Traffic pattern altitude
830 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Minor
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1945
Airport area
314 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Washington
Last FAA inspection
2025-09-02

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

2W5 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach118.95Dc Sfra124.7Dc SfraPotomac

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,740 × 75 ft0220N500 ft
Runway layout at 2W5, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
02/203,740 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  02 5°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 2W5 is

Latitude, longitude38.5970490, -77.0724580
Elevation175 ft
From Indian Head4 nm E

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FAA remarks for 2W5

  • ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 02; PAPI RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. ARPT DEACTIVATES PAPI RWY 02 WHEN WINDS FAVOR RWY 20.
  • UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAYS.
  • AME AVBL BY APPOINTMENT.
  • BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near 2W5

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KDAADavison AAFFORT BELVOIR, VA9 nm NW16
KVKXPotomac AirfieldFRIENDLY, MD11 nm NE3
KNYGQuantico Mcaf (Turner Fld)QUANTICO, VA12 nm SW17
KDCARonald Reagan Washington NtlWASHINGTON, DC15 nm N48
KADWJoint Base AndrewsCAMP SPRINGS, MD16 nm NE36
KRMNWashington Exec/Stafford RgnlSTAFFORD, VA22 nm SW14
KHEFWashington Manassas/Harry P Davis FldWASHINGTON, DC22 nm W29
KCGSCollege ParkCOLLEGE PARK, MD24 nm N4

VFR charts covering 2W5

Common questions about 2W5

What charts are available for 2W5?

3 current FAA charts for Maryland, including 1 instrument approach, 1 arrival procedure. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 2W5?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 2W5?

Maryland has 1 runway. The longest is 02/20 at 3,740 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 2W5 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 2W5 has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at 2W5?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is 2W5 a towered airport?

No — Maryland has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 2W5 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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