# Sumers Airpark (GWS / KGWS)

**Sumers Airpark** (IATA: GWS, ICAO: KGWS) is a small airport in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States. It opened in Oct 1944. It has one runway, 3,309 ft (1,009 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GWS / KGWS
- FAA: GWS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Oct 1944
- Elevation: 5,921 ft / 1,805 m
- Coordinates: 39.5061, -107.3092
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,309 ft / 1,009 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.glenwoodspringsairport.com/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29043817
- Weather station: KGWS
- Ident: KGWS

## Timeline

- Oct 1944: Sumers Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,309 ft / 1,009 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 154° / 334° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,309 ft / 1,009 m | =13,416 of 29,858 | =5,540 in North America | =4,648 in US |
| Elevation | 5,921 ft / 1,805 m | #1,112 of 43,403 | #575 in North America | #421 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | DENVER RDO | 122.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

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- [RIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kril.md) Garfield County Regional Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
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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/kgws/data