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W50 Davis Airport
Laytonsville, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W50
Lat/Long: 39-14-36.8000N / 077-09-01.2000W
39-14.613333N / 077-09.020000W
39.2435556 / -77.1503333
(estimated)
Elevation: 630 ft. / 192.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of LAYTONSVILLE, MD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 20882

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1947
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at GAI (5 nm S): 128.275 (301-977-2971)
WX AWOS-3 at FDK (15 nm NW): 124.875 (301-600-1457)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (19 nm SE): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
  • UNICOM UNMONITORED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FDKr142/(14.5)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr216/17.1WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
BALr292/23.2BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
DCAr356/23.6WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
AMLr046/23.7ARMEL VORTAC113.5008W
ADWr343/29.3ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
MRBr112/33.5MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W
OTTr340/37.4NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GAITHERSBURG018/4.538509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT272/17.537111WFND ..-. -. -..
GEORGETOWN005/18.932309WGTN --. - -.
ANNE ARUNDEL308/20.526010WBUH -... ..- ....
MARTIN276/35.934211WMTN -- - -.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2005 x 25 ft. / 611 x 8 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 39-14.545333N39-14.682500N
Longitude: 077-09.213500W077-08.826833W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (4.00 degrees glide path)panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (5.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 266 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
TREES + 45 FT, 115 FT RIGHT @ THLD.
37 ft. pline, marked, 887 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
+ 44 FT TREES, 150 FT FM THLD, 115 FT RIGHT. TREES + 45 FT @THLD 110 FT LEFT

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ESTATE OF MRS W.H. PAILLE
114053 PIEDMONT ROAD
MURCANTON, NC 21874
Phone 828-437-6779
ESTATE IN CARE OF MR. DAVID CAMPBELL
Manager: FRANK SCHMIDT
7200 HAWKINS CREAMERY RD
LAYTONSVILLE, MD 20882
Phone 301-253-2897

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 21
Single engine airplanes: 21
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
98% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 May 2009

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD DUSK-DAWN.
RY 26 SHALLOW POND 80 FT R OF THLD.
BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W50.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (5 nm S)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (15 nm NE)
KCGS - College Park Airport (19 nm SE)
KFME - Tipton Airport (21 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W50 (Davis Airport)
Photo byb JE Herrington
Photo taken 19-Oct-2008
from 2,300 MSL with a Canon SD 450 PowerShot

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From to W50

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1811:18
Sunrise06:4611:46
Sunset16:5921:59
Evening civil twilight17:2722:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 05:08:25
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 00:08:25
 
METAR
KGAI 
5nm S 
090455Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3039 RMK AO1
KFDK 
14nm NW 
090447Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT085 06/06 A3040 RMK AO2
KCGS 
19nm SE 
090450Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 08/08 A3037 RMK AO1
TAF
KBWI 
22nm E 
082334Z 0900/1006 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091500 19006KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 18004KT P6SM BKN200
KIAD 
23nm SW 
082334Z 0900/1006 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091500 20005KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 18002KT P6SM BKN200
KDCA 
24nm S 
082334Z 0900/0924 18004KT P6SM SKC FM091500 19007KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 18005KT P6SM BKN200
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