Naval Outlying Field Webster
Webster Outlying Field | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
  NUI Location of airport in Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Webster Outlying Field (ICAO: KNUI, FAA LID: NUI) is an airport located two miles (3 km) west of St. Inigoes, Maryland.[1]
History
The airport was located on a Jesuit property owned since 1634. During World War II, 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
- ^ "KNUI". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Webster Outlying Field, the early years". Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  | This article about an airport in Maryland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |