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Freeway Airport

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Freeway Airport is a privately-owned airport located in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. They have Cessna 152's, 162's, 172's, a PA28R-200 IFR, and a PA-44 180 IFR available to rent.HistoryFreeway Airport became active in June 1961, in Prince George's County, 2 miles NW of Mitchellville, Maryland. Freeway 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. A month before the attack, "instructors at Freeway Airport in Bowie flew with him and deemed him unfit to rent a plane by himself".Crashes and incidentsIn February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.In September 3, 2013 a Mooney M20 had crashed while attempting to go around. The 3 people on board were badly injured.

Address: 3900 Church Rd, Bowie (Maryland) 20721
Phone: (301) 390-6424
Email: moc.noitaivayaweerf@gniylf
Parking: Lot
State: MD
City: Bowie
Street Number: 3900 Church Rd
Zip Code: 20721
categories: airline industry service, airport



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Reviews
I love little Freeway and their instructors. They have a decent fleet of Cessna 152’s, 172’s, and the Arrow. Could they be better equipped? Sure. But you’re using it to train. It doesn’t need all the bells and whistles. The Arrow purrs like a kitten. Also- could it use an interior make-over and an avionics upgrade? Sure. But am I happy with the price and are the planes reliable and well-maintained? Yea. The instructors are passionate and take your training as seriously. I have found each instructor I’ve flown and trained with to be knowledgeable and skilled and will get your through your ratings and certificates at a pace that’s comfortable for you, but I never found them to be a school that will nickel and dime.. or squeeze out additional time on the Hobbs. It’s also been nice seeing the same faces over the past 5 years I’ve flown from there. There isn’t too much turnover in regards to most schools now a days. The airport itself is a fun challenge, given the location right on the edge of the FRZ restricted flight zone around Washington, DC, and will keep you on your game, given shorter strip will keep. Not to mention that’s its fun to brag about from time to time. It will keep your Pilotage skills strong, as well. All in all, it gets the job done. Check them out if you’re already a pilot and need a plane to rent or if you’re looking to start the journey of flight!
The maintenance shop did an excellent job. I now feel totally safe in an airplane that had several issues when they started the project. Thomas and Chris were fantastic to deal with, explaining each item in detail, and professionally fixing the issues on the airplane. Great airport and great people.
Great experience doing an aera intro flight here. The instructors are knowledgeable and easy going and the aircraft are well maintained. This is also one of the only airports you can rent aircraft once signed off by the instructors. Airport is tough to get to if you don't have a POV.
After moving flight schools from Potomac to here for logistical reasons I quickly came to like this airport. One upside is that despite how close it is to DC it is outside of the FRZ. When you’re in the pattern you have to be careful because this airport is essentially on the border of the FRZ, but as long as you follow the correct pattern procedures you’ll be completely fine. The runway is plenty long for normal takeoffs and landings and flying in the area is a one of a kind experience. Once you get to ~1000 feet you’ll see Andrews Air Force Base and sometimes Air Force jets a couple miles to your Southwest. If you have good eyes you’ll be able to see both DC and Baltimore as well. Heading out of the SFRA you’ll fly just past the Naval Academy and the Route 50 interchange. Would defiantly recommend stopping by this airport if you’re a pilot in the area or moving through. You will NOT need FRZ clearance to land or takeoff from here.
I got my husband an intro flight lesson they have 30 and 60 minute options for his birthday. Instructor was professional. Staff was friendly. We flew out towards Annapolis and my husband got to experiment with the controls and gain basic understanding of piloting. Very exciting and well worth it!
If you learn to land aircraft at Freeway Airport, you can land literally anywhere else. Great instructors, great owners, and a huge family of private aviators and commercial and military pilots that span decades.
Freeway is One of the finest place to learn how to fly, They have the best instructors of metro area , they are friendly, and assists everyone who's interested in learning , from the beginning until finish your procedures of every single steps of the License.
As a private pilot with instrument rating who has flown in another local airport for several years, I decided to give Freeway a try for my two-year review private pilots need to go through this review in order to keep currency. I have flown with several instructors before and at different airports across the country. Here is my take: They have very good customer service and are very helpful with scheduling. What I found troubling was the flying part. My CFI Certified Flight Instructor - I believe his name or nickname is "Marty" - instruction was poor at best. He did not have a good teaching methodology. He couldn't explain concepts clearly. He was rude and it seemed that he could not communicate in a good and safe way. He was prepotent and instead of explaining a concept he just replied orders back. I was surprised that he contradicted many of the most basic concepts on the FAR Federal Aviation Regulations such as communications and pattern procedures. He didn't have a way of correcting alas, "I don't understand why you. are doing this! instead of, "why don't you try this?". Also, I flew with another CFI before who already left the school and I was surprised with their lack of SOPs standard operating procedures. They didn't have any "flows" to run checklists. Their checklists were missing pages oh, yeah, no emergency checklist, tough luck. I was surprised to find out the poor instruction at Freeway. The airport, itself, is known for being one of the most difficult airports to fly at close to the restricted area and with many obstacles around, plus constant crosswinds. There is no doubt that Marty and the other CFI who flew with me are very skilled and are solid pilots. But if they don't know how to teach and don't have strict procedures airline pilots are all about procedures and checklists, then safety is at jeopardy. I don't blame the CFI, but their chief instructor and the flight school should have better standards. They should train their CFI better and impose strict SOPs for all instructors. If not the Baltimore FSDO FAA Flight Standards District Office should step in. This airport might be ok if you are planning a "discovery" flight. But if you are serious about flying, I do recommend that you consider other flight schools. Maybe you will find a good instructor in Freeway CFIs are all very different, but you won't know until you have flown at least with another CFI. Flying is very expensive, and you should give a second thought on how you want to spend your money. A good CFI can make a difference and can save you hundreds of dollars.
Excellent place to learn to fly. Very friendly staff and instructors, fun aviation community, and fun planes to fly or just watch others take off and land. Highly recommended.
Friendly staff. Sawyer was very knowledgeable and gave a good refresher lesson. I had a good flight and look forward to more.
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