Freeway Airport
Freeway Airport is a privately owned airport located in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It has Cessna 172s and a PA28R-200 IFR available to rent.
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. 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 incidents
In February 2006, a Cessna 172 crashed at Freeway Airport due to poor visibility.On September 3, 2013, a Mooney M20 had crashed while taking off from runway 36. The three people on board were badly injured.
On September 12, 2019, a small Mooney plane 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.