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Cafe Sofie

Restaurant Information

NameCafe Sofie
Average props rating:
4.0 Props(4.0/5.0)
Restaurant locationOn the airport

Hours

Sunday 0800-1500 Thursday 0800-1500
Monday 0800-1500 Friday 0800-1500
Tuesday CLOSED Saturday 0800-1500
Wednesday 0800-1500
Phone(240)261-4189

Airport InformationWeather by Weathermeister™

FAA information as of: 2026/09/03
Airport: Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
146.7 nm from Brunswick County on an initial heading of 19°
3 miles NE of Gaithersburg
Sectional chart: Washington
Latitude
Longitude
39° 10' 5.9"N
77° 9' 57.5"W
39° 10.099'N
77° 9.959'W
39.16833333°
-77.166°
Elevation: 539 ft
Magnetic Variation: 9° W
Traffic Pattern Altitude: See Remarks section below
Segmented Circle: Y
Lighting: See Rmk
Communications:
CTAF and/or UNICOM:
123.075 123.075
ARTCC:
Washington
Flight Service Station:
1-800-WX-BRIEF
Non-commercial landing fee: N

Runway Information

Runway: 14/32
Dimensions: 4202 x 75 ft
Runway treatment: NONE
Edge lighting: None

Services

Fuel types: 100LL,A
Bottled oxygen: Low
Bulk oxygen type: None
Airframe repair: Minor
Powerplant repair: Major
Customs airport of entry: N
Customs landing rights: N

Contact information

Owner:
Montgomery County Rev Auth
13501 Penn Shop Rd Suite 410
Mt Airy, Md 21771
301-762-9080
Manager:
Justin Bollum, C.m.
7940 Airpark Road Suite 410
Gaithersburg, Md 20879
301-978-7009

Cafe Sofie Reviews

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Visited early June. Relatively new Norwegian Restaurant (I didn't even know there was such a thing!) with Norwegian Pancakes. Very good and very accommodating staff. Airport Manager waived landing fee (didn't know they had one of those, too) since I spent money at the restaurant.

Reviewed by David Brinkley on 2025-07-28

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Airport Remarks

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT DEP RWY 32; TURN RIGHT TO AT LEAST 340 DEGS; JETS REFRAIN FROM RWY 32 TAKEOFF BTWN 2300-0700.
  • DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • HELICOPTERS REFRAIN FM AIR TAXI OVER PAVED PARKING RAMPS.
  • RWY 14 HAS 30 FT DOWNSLOPE 75 FT L/R OF CNTRLN AT THR TO 150 FT BOTH SIDES.
  • ARPT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ACFT WITH WINGSPAN IN EXCESS OF 79 FT & GROSS WT IN EXCESS OF 48000 POUNDS.
  • SOUTH RAMP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIRCRAFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT OR WEIGHT GREATER THAN 40000 LBS.
  • BE ALERT SFRA PROCEDURES IN EFFECT.
  • PREFERRED CALM WIND RWY 14.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.
  • RWY 32 PAPI BAFFLED BYD 5 DEG L OF CRS DUE TO BLDG.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPR CONSLY.
  • 1000 FT AGL (1539 FT MSL) TURBINE AND JET 1500 FT AGL (2039 FT MSL) HELICOPTERS 800 FT AGL (1339 FT MSL).
  • UNATNDD CHRISTMAS DAY. FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 301-963-8043.
  • EXT. 1011
  • FUEL TRUCK AVBL 0800-2000; REQUEST ON 122.85. SELF-SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • RWY 14, 47 FT TREES, 169 FT R, 195 FT FM THR.
  • RWY 32 HAS +15 FT RIDGE PARALLEL TO RWY 155 FT L; +6FT FENCE PARALLEL TO RWY 180 FT R.

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