Airport type Public Location 3900 Church Rd. Elevation 51 m | Owner Freeway Airport Inc. Elevation AMSL 168 ft / 51 m Phone +1 301-390-6424 | |
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Serves Mitchellville, Maryland Address 3900 Church Rd, Bowie, MD 20721, USA Similar Lee Airport‑A, College Park Airport, Tipton Airport, Ronald Reagan Washingt, Monume Helicopters Profiles | ||
Freeway airport june 2015
Freeway Airport (FAA LID: W00) is managed by Stanley Rodenhauser at 3900 Church Road in Mitchellville, in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
Contents
- Freeway airport june 2015
- Cessna 172p landing at freeway airport runway 18
- History
- Crashes and incidents
- References
Cessna 172p landing at freeway airport runway 18
History
Freeway Airport became active in June 1961, in Prince George's County, 2 miles NW of Mitchellville, Maryland. Freeway has maintained an active flight school operation since its founding.
Hani Hanjour, one of the hijackers involved in the events of September 11, 2001 attempted to rent an aircraft at Freeway Airport after claiming to be qualified to do so. A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself".
Crashes and incidents
In February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.
In September 3, 2013 a Mooney M20 had crashed while attempting to go around. The 3 people on board were badly injured.