# College Park Airport (CGS / KCGS)

**College Park Airport** (IATA: CGS, ICAO: KCGS) is a small airport in College Park, Maryland, United States. It opened on 8 Oct 1909. It has one runway, 2,980 ft (908 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CGS / KCGS
- FAA: CGS
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
- Owner: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- Serves: College Park, Maryland, United States
- Opened: 8 Oct 1909
- Elevation: 49 ft / 15 m
- Coordinates: 38.9806, -76.9223
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,980 ft / 908 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://collegeparkairport.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Park_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655471
- Weather station: KCGS
- Ident: KCGS

## Timeline

- 8 Oct 1909: College Park Airport opens.
- 1973: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission becomes the owner.
- 23 Sep 1977: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,980 ft / 908 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,980 ft / 908 m | =16,579 of 29,858 | =7,126 in North America | =6,033 in US |
| Elevation | 49 ft / 15 m | =39,318 of 43,403 | =17,827 in North America | =14,737 in US |
| Age | Opened 1909 | =12 of 15,079 | #5 in North America | #5 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | POTOMAC APP/DEP | 119.850 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 121.225 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.975 |

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## 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/kcgs/data