METAR & TAF KGWS
KGWS does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KRIL (RIFLE GARFIELD COUNTY) · 19.4 NM away. Conditions at KGWS may differ.
METAR · KRIL
Observed 04:53Z
KRIL 270453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00500033 $
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 5°C / 3°C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 5,869 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM S
- VFR sectional
- DENVER
- ARTCC
- ZDV · DENVER
- NOTAM facility
- DEN (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- AMY HELM
- Phone
- 970-987-5916
- Address
- 100 WULFSOHN ROAD, GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO 81601
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DEN
- DENVER1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 15
LEFT TRAFFICAirport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- HIGH/LOW
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AMB,CHTR,INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 2000 FT MTNS SURROUND ARPT.
- GUSTY WINDS FREQUENTLY INVOF ARPT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT: WHEN WIND & WX PERMIT USE RWY 33 FOR ARR AND RWY 15 FOR DEP.
- RY 32 HAS 20 FT HGRS & 30 FT ANTENNA 200 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AT THLD.
- NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NUMEROUS 25 FT BLDGS; TREES; EQUIPMENT; TIEDOWNS APRXLY 150 FT FM CNTRLN - BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
- ARPT MGR ON CALL: 970-445-0965. FBO PH: 970-945-3073.
- PARAGLIDING OPNS IN VICINITY ONE TO TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF ARPT UP TO 18,000 FT MSL.
- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
Fuel notes
- 100LLFUEL AVBL 24 HRS VIA SELF-SVC CREDIT CARD PUMP.
Other notes
- ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.
- AUTOMATED UNICOM; 3 CLICKS ADZY.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KGWS
Answer card- ICAO
- KGWS
- Name
- KGWS SUMERS AIRPARK
- Location
- GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO
- Elevation
- 5,921 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 6,921 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 15/33 · 3,309 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 13°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
KGWS Sumers Airpark sits in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The field elevation is 5,916 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 14/32 is 3,305 ft long and asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.0. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless local guidance says otherwise. That puts the light-piston pattern at 6,916 ft MSL. The airport sits in mountain country. Mountains over 2,000 ft surround the field. That means density altitude and climb performance matter here. This is especially true on warm days.
The on-field FBO is Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport. It carries AVGAS_100LL and JET_A_PRIST. The airport manager is on call at 970-445-0965. Automated UNICOM is available with three clicks advisory. Published remarks also call out wildlife on and near the airport. There are obstructions near both runway ends. That includes a dropoff near runway 32 and a bush near runway 14. Noise abatement asks pilots to use runway 32 for arrivals and runway 14 for departures when wind and weather allow. No touch-and-go landings are permitted. First-time visitors should brief the terrain, the runway environment and the published remarks before arrival.