Naval Outlying Field Webster

Naval Outlying Field Webster
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: NUI
Summary
Owner/Operator NAVY NAWCAD PAX RIVER-UNIT 11
Serves St Inigoes, Maryland
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 38°08′47″N 076°25′47″W / 38.14639°N 76.42972°W / 38.14639; -76.42972Coordinates: 38°08′47″N 076°25′47″W / 38.14639°N 76.42972°W / 38.14639; -76.42972
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8-26 5,000 1,524 asphalt
15-33 5,000 1,524 asphalt

Naval Outlying Field Webster, (ICAO: KNUI, FAA LID: NUI), is an airport located 2 miles (3 km) west of St. Inigoes, Maryland.[1]

History

The airport was located on a Jesuit property owned since 1634. During WWII, the U.S. Navy purchased the land for $96,000 from the priesthood in 1943, paying them one year later. All building were demolished with the exception of the Jesuit fathers’ residence on Priest’s Point, and a tobacco barn near Fort Point. Three runways were originally constructed. The Naval Air Navigation Electronics Project moved to the field in 1960.[2]


References

  1. ↑ "KNUI". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Webster Outlying Field, the early years". Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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