# Chesapeake Ranch Airport (MD50)

**Chesapeake Ranch Airport** (FAA: MD50) is a small airport in Lusby, Maryland, United States. It opened in Aug 1966. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/md50

## At a glance

- FAA: MD50
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lusby, Maryland, United States
- Opened: Aug 1966
- Elevation: 116 ft / 35 m
- Coordinates: 38.3612, -76.4052
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35249262
- Weather station: KNHK · WMO 72404
- Ident: MD50

## Timeline

- Aug 1966: Chesapeake Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 116 ft / 35 m | =36,333 of 43,403 | =16,482 in North America | =13,806 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [4MD0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4md0.md) Mears Creek Airfield · 4.3 mi / 6.9 km
- [NHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knhk.md) Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) · 5.2 mi / 8.4 km
- [LTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k2w6.md) St. Mary's County Regional Airport · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [US-5559](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5559.md) Wroten Island Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [3MD6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3md6.md) West St Mary's Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [MD82](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md82.md) Ragged Island Airport · 14 mi / 23 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/md50/data