ADW - Joint Base Andrews

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Location: Camp Springs, MD

Elevation: 279ft

Sectional: Washington

Activation date: Feb 1944

Fuel: None

Runway 01L/19R: 11,301ft

Runway 01R/19L: 9,756ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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2026-10-09 16:55:00 EDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	310° @ 5kt
Temperature:	73°F
Dewpoint:	35°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KADW 092055Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 23/02 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02280017 55002

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Bearing strength rwy 01l/19r: s85 t220 st175 sbtt518 tt327 tdt840 ddt800 trt556.
Bearing strength rwy 01r/19l: s85 t205 st175 tt380 tdt800 ddt800 .
Aoe.
Svc: lgt: rwy 01l/19r vgsi and ils glidepath not coincidental. rwy 01l/19r papi set for hgt group 4. rwy 01r/19l papi set for hgt group 4.
Service-a-gear: rwy 01r-19l north and south mb60 a-g unsvc.
Jasu: (a/m32a-86) 9(am32-95).
Fuel: exp 30 min delay. aircrew of transient aircraft requiring power on refueling must assist in refueling. j8.
Fuel navy: j8-avbl o/r exp min 1 hr delay.
Fluid: sp presair de-ice lpox hpox lox.
Oil: soap.
Tran alert: exp delays at ngt, wkend and hol.
Rstd: rwy 01r-19l b-747/an-124 opr proh, exc 89aw acft, due foreign object damage potential; waiver authority is 316 og/cc. ppr exc amc, sam, dod courier svc, & evac msn dsn 858-3411. all acft filing to adw must call for ramp freeze info, ramp freezes close afld up to 30 min, delays are possible.
Rstd: no general avn acft, no aero club support. no arr/dep of tran ftr acft with live forward firing munitions.
Rstd: all inbd acft ctc andrews comd post (316 wg comd post) 1 hr out with dv codes, load msg, blocktime, etd and rqr. amc acft opr rstd dur bird watch cond moderate (tkof or ldg perms only when dep/arr rte avoid ident bird act, no lcl ifr/vfr tfc pat act) and severe (tkof or ldg proh wo og/cc), ctc baseops for current bird watch cond.
Rstd: current bird watch cond. e-4 acft rqr afld mgr apvl to use rwy 01r/19l due to weak feature at apch end rwy 01r. all twys are 75 ft wide exc twy e1 & twy e2. twy e btn twys e1 & e4 are only 50 ft wide. twy e, n of e3 clsd to acft with wg span greater than 165' (c5 , b747, c17, kc10, etc).
Rstd navy: aircrews destn to navy ramp file "navy ramp" in remarks section of flt plan.
Caution: extremely hvy vfr conflicting tfc n and s quad. deer haz, deer are act on andrews aft, pilots rpt any act to twr/ptd. bird haz-exp increased bird act (phaseii) fr sep-oct.
Tfc pat: because of extremely hvy air tfc to the w, all acft on overhead pat will enter fm the 'e', regardless of ldg rwy. overhead pat 2000 ft, rectangular pat 1500 ft, lgt acft 1000 ft, copter 800 ft.
Tfc pat: acft req vfr multi pat must use twr vhf freq.
Ns abtmt: strict compliance with pro rqr. afld mgmt ops dsn 858-3411, c301-981-3411.
Ns abtmt navy ramp: turboprop taxi lo idle and secure outboard eng prior to ramp entry, exm dur ice cond.
Cstm/ag/img nav; cstms avbl 1230-2130z++, incl hol; on call h24.
Misc: winds are est due to fmq-13 wind sensors being accurate to within only +/- 4 kt. atc/wx will not incl/relay wind corr into fcst/phraseology. therefore, aircrews will incorporate a +/- 4 kt accuracy into their decision making process for flying opr.
Misc: all tran aft will hold on twy w for flw me veh prior to entering prk ramp. first 4300 ft and last 325 ft rwy 01r concrete. ftr/trng acft bring eng covers. acft with vip exp transfer to af copter must ctc mussel ops (141.7 292.2) 15 min out if arr will be different than sked.
Ang: ppr for svcg and use of prk ramps. no avgas or reciprocating eng oil avbl, ltd maint. ctc 201 ops dsn 857-7161/62, uhf 314.25; lctd w side adw. 113 wg, dcang dsn 857-4190/91, uhf 234.8; lctd e side adw. no tran maint avbl.
Ils: awl mls unuse: cw byd 220 deg; inside 2.5 dme cw byd 210 deg blw 2.5 deg. disregard guidance signal found cw byd 230 deg and ccw byd 150 deg. awl mls elev unuse cw byd 210 deg abv 12 deg; ccw bd 170 deg abv 12 deg.
Communications-pmsv metro: remarks: h24 wx svc avbl at dsn 858-2840, c301-981-2840/5826. an/fmq-19 automated observing sys in use; augmented by human obsn when nec. if wx flt unavbl, remote svc avbl fr 15 opr wx squadron dsn 576-9755 c618-256-9755.
Caution: vis above 3 miles hindered by trees. wind flow from 200 deg-300 deg disruped by hangar on southesast side of airfield.
Rstd: official business only. pprs for all aircraft. dvs, sam, evac are exempt from restrictions however require ppr for tracking and ramp avbl. dsn 858-3411. all tran acft must obtain ppr nr for tracking and ramp avbl via e-mail: 89oss.osa@us.af.mil or dsn 858-3411/9442 or c301-981-3411/9442 no less than 48 hr prior to arr.
Rstd: compass rose clsd exc to towed acft. pad 12 clsd. twy e-4 ltd to c130 and c20/g5 and smaller acft.
Rstd: for ron svc call 316 wg comd post dsn 858-5058 or c301-981-5058.
Andrews atct now providing pre- departure clearances (pdc) via terminal data link. acft operators or pilots wishing to participate must apply for svc by contacting: federal aviation administration, aeronautical data link product lead, and-370, 800 independence avenue sw, washington, dc 20591.
Caution: flight restricted zone and sfra in the washington dc metropolitan area. all non-dod acft must ctc. transportation security administration for sfra waiver iaw zdc notams 5-7 days prior.
Rstd: am ops does not have comsec stor fac; tran crews should plan to arr with appropriate amt of comsec to cmplt msn; comsec can be stored at comd post; dsn 858-5058,c301-981-5058.
Rstd: rwy 01l/19r south end underrun/orverrun unusbl due to pavement degradation.
Ans abatement: 0000-1100z++, dly, no helo ovft or tfc pat w of rwy 01l/19r (over base housing) blw 800 ft agl.
Caution: obst erected: crane 572 ft msl w of afld at new brac fac (n38 48 51.67 w076 53 22.92).
Remarks-caution: obst (acft tails) encroach upon 7:1 trns sfc; westside, btn prk rows 1-12, tail hgts may encroach by 16 ft 7in. east ramp, tail hgts may encroach by 51 ft 6in.
Rstd: all jet acft are advs to taxi s of twy sierra cntrln due to pavement degradation.
Rstd: ctc 89 oss am ops for waiver dsn 858-3411.
Remarks-rstd: rwy 01l/19r length including dsplcd thr areas is 10918 ft x 200 ft. opr use of rwy 01l/19r dsplcd thr areas for tkof and/or ldg rollout specifically auth for presidential airlift group (pag), 459 arw acft, 1 accs and other 89 og/cc apvd acft. northernmost 400 ft of ovrn dsplcd thr areas can accommodate only idle thrust jet blast. only southernmost 600 ft of rwy 19r dsplcd thr areas (north end of rwy 01l/19r) is usbl for tkof (i.e. point at which tkof power can be applied) due to proximity of loc ant array install 1200 ft fm rwy 19r ldg thr.
Caution: effective rwy 01l/19r (btn displ thld) avbl for tkof and ldg is 9318 ft. do not land prior to mrk displ thld, overrun may be used for ldg roll out/emergency stopping. offl terps end of rwy for obst protection is mrk thld. do not use opposite end runway end for tkof computations or tkof roll. rwy 01l/19r displ thld tkoff use rstd to presidential airlift gp (pag), 459 arw acft, 1 accs acft, or with 89 og/cc apvl. og/cc apvl rqr for use of the displ thld for tkof or ldg.
Service-fuel: avail fuel code a++.
Misc: for flt planning, use dca preferred ifr routes lctd at http://www.fly.faa.gov/rmt/n.fdc-preferred-routes-database.jsp.
Rmk: wx flt dsn 858-2840/5826.
Remarks-rstd: rwy 01l/19r len of 11318 ft is for presidential airlift gp (pag), 459 arw acft & 1 accs acft & other 89 og/cc apvd acft ops. apvl for use of the dsplcd thrs for tkof or ldgs rqr 89 og/cc apvl.
No practice apch btn 0300-1100z++, all arr acft expect full stop ldg. quiet hr normally 0300-1100z++.
Misc-navy: east/navy side tran svc not avbl 24/7. exc for dv flt navy hq bldg open 1230-2130z++ mon-fri. for after hr arrivals ctc nafw at c240-381-2739/c240-857-4880.
Cstms/ag/img: cbp rqr the following forms for arr acft - cbp form 7507 (11/12) gen declaration, cbp form 6059b (04/14) customs declaration lctd https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms.
Rstd: kadw rstd to offl bus only (obo).
Rstd: asde in use. opr transponders with alt reporting mode and ads-b (if equipped) enable in ctl movement area.
Misc: rwy 01l/19r grooved.
Communications-ptd: o/s ufn.
Communications-comd post: vhf o/s ufn.
Rstd: rwy 01l-19r displ thld tkoff or ldg use rstd to presidential airlift gp(pag) 459 arw acft 1accs acft or with 89 og/cc apvr.
West ramp rows 2, 3, and 4 closed when dv movement aircraft present on row 5.
Rwy 01l/19r mandatory rwy hold signs at end intersections of txwys n, s, and w contain incorrect legend. rwy 01l/19r and rwy 01r/19l hold signs at instrument critical areas on txwys w, n, s, and e contain incorrect legend.
During winter weather events aircrew may receive airfield status information at http://rt3grip.com/andrews/login.php after retrieving the login information from am ops at dsn 858-9442 or c301-981-9442.
Overhead pat 2000(1720), rectangular pat 1500(1220), lgt acft & helicopter 1000(720).
1bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1240 ft).
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1500 ft).
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1537 ft).
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (2240 ft).
Rwy 19r avl tkof dist incl hardened ovrn is 10918 ft x 200 ft.

Comments

Ceiling:	25,000ft
Wind:	270° @ 7kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 25,000ft

Ceiling:	15,000ft
Wind:	080° @ 10kt, gusts 20kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 10,000ft, Broken @ 15,000ft

ADW - Joint Base Andrews

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