Terminal Procedures

KCGS — College Park

COLLEGE PARK, MD · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CGSElevation 48 ft1 runwayLongest 2,980 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A-1+Volume NE-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 150PDF
RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A0PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

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

KCGS airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0700-2200
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
CGS (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A-1+
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
70 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Washington
Last FAA inspection
2025-09-09

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

KCGS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.975
Approach124.7125.65Dc FrzPotomac

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

Runways

2,980 × 60 ft1533N500 ft
Runway layout at KCGS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
15/332,980 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  15 138°TPAPI (2-box) 4° · displaced threshold 564 ft
  33 318°TPAPI (2-box) 4° · displaced threshold 171 ft

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

Where KCGS is

Latitude, longitude38.9804780, -76.9221690
Elevation48 ft
From College Park1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for KCGS

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • NO TKOFS 2200-0700; LNDG ONLY.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.
  • THE MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING CMSN.
  • +33 FT RAILROAD, 117 FM THR WITH OBS LTS.
  • +15 FT FENCE 87 FT R AT THR; -6 FT DITCH 65 FT L AT THR.
  • APCH SLOPE AT CL 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR AND CENTERLINE.
  • NO ACFT OVR 12500 LBS MFR GWT; HELS ONLY WITH 24 HR PPR - CALL AMGR 301-864-5844.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 301-864-5844.
  • AER 15 HEAVY SMOKE & FIREFIGHTING TRAINING OPNS INTERMITTENTLY IN PROGRESS.
  • NO STUDENT TGL OR SOLO OPNS PERMITTED.
  • DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • COMPLIANCE WITH 14CFR SECTION 93.335 IS REQUIRED BEFORE PILOTS MAY OPERATE TO/FROM THIS AIRPORT.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
  • TSNT PRKG: FIRST 4 HRS FREE; FEE AFT, WAIVED W/MIN FUEL PURCHASE; OVNGT FEE.
  • HEL RAMP FEE; WAIVED IF UNDER 3500 LBS OR MIN FUEL PURCHASE.
  • ACFT HANDLING FEE IF RELOCATION TO/FROM FUEL AREA RQRD BY ARPT PSNL.
  • BLDG 0.1 NM S OF ARPT 23 FT AGL LGTD.

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

Airports near KCGS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
W00FreewayBOWIE, MD7 nm E4
KDCARonald Reagan Washington NtlWASHINGTON, DC9 nm SW48
KFMEFort Meade ExecFORT MEADE (ODENTON), MD10 nm NE4
KADWJoint Base AndrewsCAMP SPRINGS, MD11 nm S36
KVKXPotomac AirfieldFRIENDLY, MD14 nm S3
KGAIMontgomery County AirparkGAITHERSBURG, MD16 nm NW11
KBWIBaltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood MarshallBALTIMORE, MD17 nm NE47
KANPLeeANNAPOLIS, MD17 nm E2

VFR charts covering KCGS

Common questions about KCGS

What charts are available for KCGS?

4 current FAA charts for College Park, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCGS?

CTAF 122.975. 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 KCGS?

College Park has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 2,980 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCGS have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCGS has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KCGS?

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 KCGS a towered airport?

No — College Park 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 KCGS 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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