Terminal Procedures

W29 — Bay Bridge

STEVENSVILLE, MD · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 14 ft1 runwayLongest 2,714 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NE-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 111BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 291APDF

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.

W29 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-sat 0730-1630
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
W29 (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11W
Traffic pattern altitude
1,200 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
72 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Washington
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-14

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

W29 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.725
Approach119.0Potomac

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

Runways

2,714 × 60 ft1129N500 ft
Runway layout at W29, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
11/292,714 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  11 103°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  29 283°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where W29 is

Latitude, longitude38.9764550, -76.3299670
Elevation14 ft
From Stevensville1 nm W

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FAA remarks for W29

  • DUSK-DAWN; ACTVT REIL RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 11 & RWY 29 OPRS CONSLY.
  • PRKG FEE.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • TGL OPS NA.
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR. NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREA S OF ARPT; ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29 OVER WATER TWR S OF FLD.
  • ALERT HELI 8 NM EAST OF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.
  • ROTOR CRAFT: USE R PAT FOR RWY 29. AT ALL OTR TIMES, USE L TFC PAT.

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

Reciprocal RNAV coverage

Each end of Bay Bridge’s sole 2,714 ft runway has an RNAV (GPS) approach. The compact procedure set therefore provides reciprocal instrument coverage, but no alternative approach type or second runway alignment. The runway length also makes available take-off and landing distance a defining consideration for aircraft using the field.

Nearby and VFR coverage

Among nearby airports, Easton/Newnam Field and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall have substantially broader procedure collections. Lee has thinner coverage, while Freeway and Fort Meade Executive have chart sets of the same overall size as Bay Bridge. The Washington Sectional adds wider VFR context; the Baltimore-Washington Terminal Area and Helicopter Route charts provide more specialised detail beyond the airport’s instrument procedures.

Airports near W29

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KANPLeeANNAPOLIS, MD11 nm W2
KESNEaston/Newnam FldEASTON, MD16 nm SE14
KBWIBaltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood MarshallBALTIMORE, MD20 nm NW47
W00FreewayBOWIE, MD21 nm W4
KFMEFort Meade ExecFORT MEADE (ODENTON), MD21 nm W4
KMTNMartin StateBALTIMORE, MD21 nm N24
KRJDGooden AirparkRIDGELY, MD22 nm E3
KADWJoint Base AndrewsCAMP SPRINGS, MD27 nm W36

VFR charts covering W29

Common questions about W29

What charts are available for W29?

4 current FAA charts for Bay Bridge, 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 W29?

CTAF 122.725. 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 W29?

Bay Bridge has 1 runway. The longest is 11/29 at 2,714 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does W29 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total W29 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is W29 a towered airport?

No — Bay Bridge 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 W29 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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