Freeway_Airport

Freeway Airport

Freeway Airport

Airport in Church Rd.

38°56′29″N 076°46′21″W

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Freeway Airport (FAA LID: W00) is a privately owned airport located in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[1] It has Cessna 172s and a PA28R-200 IFR available to rent.[2]

History

Freeway Airport became active in June 1961, in Prince George's County, 2 miles NW of Mitchellville, Maryland. It has maintained an active flight school operation since its founding.

Hani Hanjour, one of the hijackers involved in the events of September 11, 2001, attempted to rent an aircraft at Freeway Airport after claiming to be qualified to do so.[3] A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself".[4]

Crashes and incidents

In February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.[5]

On September 3, 2013, a Mooney M20 had crashed while taking off from runway 36. The three people on board were badly injured.[6]

On September 12, 2019, a small Mooney plane (N202JB) crashed on U.S. Route 50, striking a car. Two people aboard the plane suffered minor injuries but did not seek medical attention at a hospital, and two people in the car suffered minor injuries.[7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for W00 PDF, effective 2013-10-17
  2. [2]
    "Aircraft Rentals Baltimore Washington DC Piper Cessna Airplane Rentals Annapolis Bowie Maryland MD Northern VA". www.freewayaviation.com. Retrieved Sep 12, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Fainaru, Steve; Whoriskey, Peter (September 19, 2001). "Hijack Suspects Tried Many Flight Schools: 'Polite, Quiet' Men Stirred No Concerns". Washington Post. p. A15.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    Goldstein, Amy (September 30, 2001). "Hijackers Led By Core Group: Suspects Left Trail of Movements In U.S. Through Licenses, Rentals". Washington Post. p. A01.[dead link]
  5. [5]
    Klein, Allison; Harris, Hamil R. (February 23, 2006). "Two Killed as Cessna Crashes Trying to Land at Bowie Airport; Officials at Bowie Airport Say They Tried to Divert Pilot Because of Poor Visibility". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  6. [6]
    "Small Plane Crashes in Bowie, Close to Route 50 | NBC4 Washington". Nbcwashington.com. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  7. [7]
    Russ, Jim (12 September 2019). "4 Hurt After Small Plane Lands On US Route 50 In Bowie". WBAL-AM. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. [8]
    "'Incredibly lucky': No major injuries after small plane crashes into car, lands on US 50". WTOP. Sep 12, 2019. Retrieved Sep 12, 2019.

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