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W50 Davis Airport
Laytonsville, Maryland, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
Pattern altitude: 2030 ft. MSL
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 -... ..- ....
DAVEE006/35.022309WDAA -.. .- .-
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 edge markings: RY 26 MARKINGS FADED, CHIPPED AND CRACK SEALED.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 39-14.545333N39-14.682500N
Longitude: 077-09.213500W077-08.826833W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in poor 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 (4.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 1094 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
TREES + 45 FT, 115 FT RIGHT @ THLD.
30 ft. trees, 532 ft. from runway, 132 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 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: LAYTONSVILLE AIRPORT, LLC.
7901-A CESSNA AVENUE
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879
Phone 301-519-2034
Manager: ALICIA HARVEY
7200 HAWKINS CREAMERY RD
LAYTONSVILLE, MD 20882
Phone 301-253-2897

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 17
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
98% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 May 2011

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 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset17:4322:43
Evening civil twilight18:1123:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Feb-2012 05:13:31
Local (UTC-5)  14-Feb-2012 00:13:31
 
METAR
KGAI 
5nm S 
140455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 M01/M06 A3010 RMK AO1
KFDK 
14nm NW 
140445Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM BKN120 00/M03 A3011 RMK AO2
KCGS 
19nm SE 
140445Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A3009 RMK AO1
TAF
KBWI 
22nm E 
132101Z 1321/1424 26010KT P6SM FEW250 FM132200 24005KT P6SM SCT250 FM140900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN070 OVC140 FM141700 14004KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC100
KIAD 
23nm SW 
132101Z 1321/1424 25008KT P6SM FEW250 FM132200 24005KT P6SM SCT250 FM140700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 OVC100 FM141500 15004KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 FM142200 20005KT P6SM BKN060 OVC080
KDCA 
24nm S 
132101Z 1321/1418 24007KT P6SM SCT250 FM132200 25008KT P6SM BKN200 FM140800 15004KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM141600 17008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100
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2 in North Bethesda
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11 in Bethesda
12 in Silver Spring
2 in Ellicott City
12 in Laurel
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