Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport

KGWS / GWS

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Glenwood Springs, ColoradoELEV 5,916 FT

Small airport4.6 · 16 on Google

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Google rating

Google reviews

ratings on Google

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to RIL

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

#11 / 35

Colorado airports by Google rating

4.6★ across 16 Google ratings — ranked against 35 rated CO fields.

19 nm

To the nearest alternate

Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) — 3 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS / GWS) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 5,916 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.

No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GWS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL, 19 nm), Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE, 20 nm), and Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE, 27 nm).

Charter pricing from GWS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Glenwood Springs.

Field capability

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02 / Field data

ICAO

KGWS

IATA

GWS

FAA / Local

GWS

Elevation

5,916 ft

Coordinates

39.5083° N · 107.3110° W

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Small

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs CO fields

state range 3,706–9,927 ft

At 5,916 ft, GWS sits higher than 51% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.