Naval Outlying Field Webster | |
Nativename: | (Webster Field) |
Icao: | KNUI |
Faa: | NUI |
Type: | Military |
Owner: | United States Navy |
Operator: | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) |
Owner-Oper: | US Navy |
Location: | St. Inigoes, Maryland |
Built: | 1943 |
Used: | Naval Airfield, Avionics testing and development, test pilot working area |
Elevation-F: | 12 to 21 |
Coordinates: | 38.1464°N -76.4297°W |
Website: | Webster Field |
Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Maryland |
Pushpin Label: | NUI |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
R1-Number: | 8/26 |
R1-Length-F: | 5000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 15/33 |
R2-Length-F: | 5000 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Naval Outlying Field Webster also Webster Field, is a military base with an airfield. It is a site of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) serving Navy test pilots and avionics engineering and development, located on the west side of St. Inigoes, Maryland, United States.[1] It is near Coast Guard Station, St. Inigoes.
The airfield 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 buildings 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, though only two remain in use today.
The Naval Air Navigation Electronics Project moved to the field in 1960.[2]