# Joint Base Andrews (ADW / KADW)

**Joint Base Andrews** (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW) is a medium airport in Camp Springs, Maryland, United States. It opened on 1 Oct 2009. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,301 ft (3,445 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kadw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ADW / KADW
- FAA: ADW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Owner: United States Air Force
- Serves: Camp Springs, Maryland, United States
- Opened: 1 Oct 2009
- Elevation: 280 ft / 85 m
- Coordinates: 38.8108, -76.8670
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 11,301 ft / 3,445 m
- Instrument procedures: 17 approaches, 5 departures, 6 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.jba.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Base_Andrews (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q768542
- Weather station: KADW · WMO 74594
- Ident: KADW

## Timeline

- 1 Oct 2009: Joint Base Andrews opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01L/19R | 11,301 ft / 3,445 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 360° / 180° | yes |
| 01R/19L | 9,756 ft / 2,974 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 360° / 180° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00561AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,301 ft / 3,445 m | =566 of 29,858 | =133 in North America | =110 in US |
| Elevation | 280 ft / 85 m | #31,869 of 43,403 | #14,653 in North America | #12,342 in US |
| Age | Opened 2009 | =12,628 of 15,079 | =10,069 in North America | =9,932 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | POTOMAC APP | 119.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 113.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.550 |
| DEP | POTOMAC DEP | 125.650 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| OPS | AFRC OPS | 143.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | COMD POST | 141.550 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 9.6 mi / 15 km
- [DAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdaa.md) Davison Army Air Field · 18 mi / 29 km
- [FME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfme.md) Fort Meade Executive Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [NYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knyg.md) Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field · 32 mi / 51 km
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · 33 mi / 53 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kadw/data