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Coordinates: 38°56′29″N 076°46′21″W / 38.94139, -76.7725
Freeway Airport (FAA LID: W00) is a privately-owned, public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Mitchellville, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States.[1]
[edit] History
Hani Hanjour, one of the hijackers involved in the events of September 11, 2001 trained at Freeway Airport.[2] A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself."[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Freeway Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 2,420 x 40 ft. (738 x 12 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2007, the airport had 61,456 aircraft operations, an average of 168 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% military and 1% air taxi.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for W00 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Fainaru, Steve & Whoriskey, Peter (September 19, 2001), “Hijack Suspects Tried Many Flight Schools: 'Polite, Quiet' Men Stirred No Concerns”, Washington Post: A15, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A52791-2001Sep18?language=printer>
- ^ Goldstein, Amy (September 30, 2001;), “Hijackers Led By Core Group: Suspects Left Trail of Movements In U.S. Through Licenses, Rentals”, Washington Post: A01, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A46892-2001Sep29¬Found=true>
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
