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K2W5 · Maryland Airport

FAA-LID · US · 10 NTSB events

ID K2W5 Elev 170 ft Lat 38° 35.79' N Lon 77° 4.36' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,740 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 008° 3,740 ft 75 ft TURF-F No 0.51%
20 188° 3,740 ft 75 ft TURF-F No 0.51%
18 167° 3,000 ft 50 ft ASPH-F Yes —
36 347° 3,000 ft 50 ft ASPH-F Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D POTOMAC APP DEP 119.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K2W5 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02; PAPI RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02; PAPI RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02; PAPI RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 02; PAPI RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
  • ·UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAYS.
  • ·ARPT DEACTIVATES PAPI RWY 02 WHEN WINDS FAVOR RWY 20.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 40,110 ops in 1990

2024 total

22,050

10-yr total

200,380

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

5.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=10

  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-02-17 Cessna 150G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-07-20 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · day →
2008-11-16 Mooney M20R · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-04-27 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · day →
1992-06-13 Piper PA-30 · Weather · day →
1990-11-25 Cessna 152 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1990-10-08 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · day →
1989-05-19 Aeronca 7AC · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1986-08-21 Piper 601P · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1983-12-21 Piper PA-32-260 · Ground collision · night →

Designees in MD

CFI Flight Instructors 857 A&P Mechanics 2,351 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 35 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 20 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 37 FBO Fixed Base Operators 20 Clubs Flying Clubs 26 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 17 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 21 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 21 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 26 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 28 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 29 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 32 nm
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 33 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 34 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Samay Atul Patel Bryans Road MD 1 nm
Gary Wilfred Hammack White Plains MD 5 nm
Aaron Joseph Ingari White Plains MD 5 nm
Claude John Boushey Sr La Plata MD 6 nm
Olanza Badger Waldorf MD 7 nm
Fernando Avila-Gonzalez Waldorf MD 7 nm
Daniel Paul Creighton Waldorf MD 7 nm
Derek Matthew Kelley Waldorf MD 7 nm
Rabon Mosley Jones Jr Waldorf MD 7 nm
Jose Alexander Rivas Gonzalez Waldorf MD 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Timothy Edward Ward Bryans Road MD 1 nm
Edward Lee Sparks Bryans Road MD 1 nm
Eugene Vladimir Lisitsa Bryans Road MD 1 nm
Kevin William Burch Pomfret MD 3 nm
Gilbert Lee Bauserman Indian Head MD 4 nm
Daniel Paul Fragassi Indian Head MD 4 nm
Wayne Harold Bishop Indian Head MD 4 nm
Ramjee Pahadee Indian Head MD 4 nm
Clifford Ervin Dillard Indian Head MD 4 nm
Travis Lee Jarvis Indian Head MD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 22 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 24 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 35 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 45 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 49 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 58 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 67 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 74 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 88 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 93 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.