🇺🇸 College Park Airport

College Park Airport (KCGS/CGS) is a publicly-owned, public-use airport located one mile southeast of College Park, Maryland. It is not a private ranch airstrip, agricultural strip, or personal-use airport, and it does not have scheduled commercial service.

• Location: 1 mile SE of College Park, MD, with a zip code of 20740.
• Runway Information: It has one asphalt runway, 15/33, which is 2,980 feet long and 60 feet wide.
• Operational Hours: The airport is attended from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily,.
• Services: Fuel (100LL, JET-A1+), tiedowns, a pilot lounge, and weather briefing capabilities are available,. No airframe or powerplant services are offered.
• Restrictions: No takeoffs are permitted between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, only landings. Aircraft over 12,500 lbs manufacturer gross weight are not allowed, except for helicopters with 24-hour prior permission. Student touch-and-go (TGL) or solo operations are also not permitted.
• Ownership and Management: The airport is owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC),.
• Historical Significance: Established in 1909 by the Wright Brothers, College Park Airport is recognized as the world's oldest continuously operated airport,. It served as the training site for the first U.S. military pilots and was the Washington terminus for the first U.S. Post Office commercial airmail service.

*Sources researched: airnav.com, pgparks.com, aopa.org, fltplan.com, nps.gov*