Freeway Airport

Freeway Airport (FAA LID: W00) is a privately owned airport located in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[1] They have Cessna 172s and a PA28R-200 IFR available to rent.[2]

Freeway Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerFreeway Airport Inc.
ServesMitchellville, Maryland
Location3900 Church Rd.
Elevation AMSL168 ft / 51 m
Websitehttp://freewayaviation.com/
Map
W00
Location of airport in Maryland
W00
W00 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,420 738 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations24,115

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.[3] A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself".[4]

Crashes and incidents

In February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.[5]

On September 3, 2013 a Mooney M20 had crashed while taking off from runway 36. The 3 people on board were badly injured.[6]

On September 12, 2019, a small Mooney plane (N202JB) crashed on U.S. Route 50, striking a car. Two people aboard the plane suffered minor injuries but did not seek medical attention at a hospital, and two people in the car suffered minor injuries.[7] [8]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for W00 PDF, effective 2013-10-17
  2. "Aircraft Rentals Baltimore Washington DC Piper Cessna Airplane Rentals Annapolis Bowie Maryland MD Northern VA". www.freewayaviation.com. Retrieved Sep 12, 2019.
  3. Fainaru, Steve; Whoriskey, Peter (September 19, 2001). "Hijack Suspects Tried Many Flight Schools: 'Polite, Quiet' Men Stirred No Concerns". Washington Post. p. A15.
  4. Goldstein, Amy (September 30, 2001). "Hijackers Led By Core Group: Suspects Left Trail of Movements In U.S. Through Licenses, Rentals". Washington Post. p. A01.
  5. Klein, Allison; Harris, Hamil R. (February 23, 2006). "Two Killed as Cessna Crashes Trying to Land at Bowie Airport; Officials at Bowie Airport Say They Tried to Divert Pilot Because of Poor Visibility". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  6. "Small Plane Crashes in Bowie, Close to Route 50 | NBC4 Washington". Nbcwashington.com. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  7. Russ, Jim (12 September 2019). "4 Hurt After Small Plane Lands On US Route 50 In Bowie". WBAL-AM. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "'Incredibly lucky': No major injuries after small plane crashes into car, lands on US 50". WTOP. Sep 12, 2019. Retrieved Sep 12, 2019.

Airport WebSite: Freeway Aviation

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